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- ↑ "David Haley issues". Archived from the original on 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ↑ Profile from the Kansas Legislature website Archived November 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ SB 17 Kansas Legislature [ permanent dead link ], SB 18 Kansas Legislature [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ SB 191 Kansas Legislature [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ SB 261 Kansas Legislature [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ SB 208 Kansas Legislature [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ David Haley 2008 campaign contributions