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- ↑ "Republican State Senator-elect Bjorkman joins bipartisan coalition". KDLL Public Radio for the Central Kenai Peninsula. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ↑ "Rookie Sen. Bjorkman on three months in Juneau". KDLL Public Radio for the Central Kenai Peninsula. 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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