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- ↑ Missouri Blue Book (PDF). 2011–2012. p. 87.
- ↑ "State GOP Lawmaker: Unemployed Should 'Get Off Their Backsides'". HuffPost. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ↑ http://www.ksdk.com/news/elections/results/results.aspx?raceid=500%5B%5D
- ↑ "Jim Lembke's Biography". Vote Smart . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
