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- ↑ Rebecca McDowell Cook. Official Manual State of Missouri 1999-2000. p. 161.
- ↑ "Representative Catherine Enz: District 099, Republican" . Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ↑ "Representative Catherine S. Enz: District 99, Republican" . Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ↑ "Minn: House minority leader Gephardt ahead" . Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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