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- ↑ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006
- 1 2 "Brett Feese (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2006-01-10.
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At 61 years old, [Sherwood] will not be there forever, however. Keep an eye on Brett Feese and Tina Picket and several others to keep their names in the paper as they wait for Sherwood to move on.
- ↑ Tu, Alan (2009-11-12). "Former PA House Speaker John Perzel indicted". WHYY web site. WHYY. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ↑ http://www.pennlive.com | Nov 8, 2011 | Former Pa. Rep. Brett Feese, aide convicted of 40 counts in corruption trial |
- ↑ | February 10, 2012 | Ex-Rep. Brett Feese gets state prison term, ordered to pay $1 million restitution in corruption case | Matt Miller |
