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- ↑ "Senator Floyd A. Esquibel". State of Wyoming Legislature. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Senator Floyd A. Esquibel's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ↑ Cheyenne lobbyist could be Wyoming's first Native American woman lawmaker Casper Star-Tribune, November 2, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
