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- ↑ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 2017 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures" (PDF).
- ↑ Votesmart.org-Cindi Duchow
- ↑ Republican Duchow only candidate on ballot to fill vacant Wisconsin Assembly seat [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Journal, Riley Vetterkind | Wisconsin State. "Wisconsin legislative Republicans, Democrats elect leaders". madison.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, "14 Week Abortion Ban," https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocates-wisconsin/issues/14-week-abortion-ban
- ↑ Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, "14 Week Abortion Ban," https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocates-wisconsin/issues/14-week-abortion-ban
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