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- ↑ "State of Washington: Members of the Legislature 1889-2019" (PDF). Washington Legislative Information Center. Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate; Bernard C. Dean, Chief Clerk House of Representatives. February 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Deb Wallace" (PDF). Women in the Legislature. Washington State Legislature . Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ↑ Shannon, Brad (February 21, 2010). "Deb Wallace drops out of 3rd congressional race". The News Tribune . Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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