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- ↑ "Representative Elizabeth Bishop". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ↑ Wichita Democrats select Chuck Schmidt as new District 88 representative in Kansas House, Wichita Eagle , Jason Tidd, June 17, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
