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- ↑ "Candidate Registration, Christine J. Kilduff". Public Disclosure Commission, State of Washington. 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ↑ Salerno, Christina (November 13, 2014). "Election update: Republicans expected to gain seats in the state House". The Capitol Record. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ↑ "University Place school board president Christine Kilduff wants vacant House seat". The News Tribune. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Rep. Christine Kilduff's Biography". Washington State House Democrats. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
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