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- 1 2 3 "Journal of Senate - Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, November 10, 1998". Michigan Legislature . Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Former Officials of Michigan" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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