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- ↑ "State Representative". legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- 1 2 Andrea Grubaugh, Rep. Kerr announces retirement while newcomer Collins announces candidacy, Muscatine Journal (January 4, 2022).
- ↑ Akin, Katie (2022-03-27). "Proposed GOP budget for state universities is less than 20 years ago". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
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