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- ↑ "Representative-Elect Debra Lekanoff receives House committee assignments". The Press Pool. 2018-12-18. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ↑ "Lekanoff Sworn-In as First Native American Woman to Serve in House" (Press release). Olympia, Washington. Washington State House Democrats. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ↑ Epperly, Emma (2020-09-15). "'Kindness, respect and compassion': Longtime state legislator Lois Stratton dies at 93". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ↑ "House Class Photos 1981". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ↑ "Washington Election Results - Election Results 2018". The New York Times . 6 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
