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- ↑ Jessie Opoien. "Scott Walker appoints Daniel Zimmerman as Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs secretary". The Capital Times . Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ↑ "Scott Walker appoints Daniel Zimmerman as Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs secretary". Wisconsin Procurement Institute. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ↑ "Governor Walker Appoints Daniel Zimmerman to Serve as Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary | Governor Scott Walker". walker.wi.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-05.