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Edgar Wilson was a United States Representative from Idaho.
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- ↑ "Brooke Green". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ↑ "Rep. Brooke Green – Idaho State Legislature" . Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ↑ Baul, Chloe (2020-03-13). "Brooke Green, 2020 Women of the Year". Idaho Business Review. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ↑ "About Brooke – Brooke Green for Idaho District 18" . Retrieved 2020-09-06.