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- ↑ "Representative Gail McCann Beatty". House.mo.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ↑ Collin Reischman (2013-10-14). "Five questions with Rep. Gail McCann Beatty, D-Kansas City". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ↑ "Assessment Jackson County".