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- ↑ "Name : BRIDGET SMITH (D)". The Montana Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ↑ ballotpedia.org Retrieved September 25, 2020
- ↑ justfacts.votesmart.org Retrieved September 25, 2020
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