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- ↑ "State Government Legislators and Staff, 2001 Regular Session". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ↑ "House Member Committees". www.leg.state.or.us. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Oregon State Legislature - Committees". Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ↑ 2011 Oregon Humane Society Legislative Scorecard Archived June 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at the Oregon Humane Society
- ↑ Giegerich, Andy (October 16, 2013). "Dingfelder leaves Oregon Senate for Hales' staff". Portland Business Journal . Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Theen, Andy (July 23, 2015). "Charlie Hales is losing Jackie Dingfelder, another top aide". The Oregonian . Retrieved November 11, 2015.
