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- ↑ "Michigan Committee Statement of Organization". Michigan Secretary of State . Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ↑ "State Representative Douglas Wozniak" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ Jameson, Cook (November 3, 2021). "Republican Wozniak wins state Senate seat". The Macomb Daily . Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Douglas Wozniak". Ballotpedia . Retrieved April 20, 2023.
