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- ↑ "Debbie Regala". Women in the Legislature. Washington state government. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Jack Connelly spends close to $1 million in 27th District race". Seattle Times. November 1, 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Debbie Regala". web.leg.wa.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ↑ "Lifetime Achievement: Sen. Debbie Regala | South Sound Business". South Sound Business |. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2021-02-01.