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- ↑ "Alphabetical List of Oregon's representatives" (PDF). state.or.us. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide, 1977 Regular Session (59th)". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ↑ Oregon Blue Book. 1982. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ↑ Valdez, Angela (January 3, 2006). "Running Free: Will fleeing from the cops become sound legal advice?". Willamette Week . Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ Madkour, Stephen (December 2006). "Judges Gernant and Wyers Retire from Bench" (PDF). Multnomah Lawyer. Multnomah Bar Association. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015.
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