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- ↑ Release, Press (2022-04-25). "Navy Veteran Bill Allen announces Candidacy for State Representative of Kansas City Northland". The Heartlander. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ↑ "Representative Bill Allen". house.mo.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
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