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- 1 2 "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Kerr, Dave". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ↑ Goter, Dale (August 23, 2019). "Interview of Dave Kerr". ksoralhistory.org. Kansas Oral History Project. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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