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- ↑ "Thursday, May 9, 2013". Journal of the House. Minnesota House of Representatives . Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. (February 23, 2014). "GOP's Minnesota legislative slate gets shake-up". Star Tribune . Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ Helgeson, Baird (February 24, 2014). "FitzSimmons does not rule out primary run". Star Tribune . Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ↑ "FitzSimmons, David". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
