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- ↑ Hottinger, John Creighton - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ↑ Minnesota Public Radio, "Hottinger out as Senate DFL leader"
- ↑ MinnPost, June 8, 2011 accessed March 3, 2012, "Minnesota's 2003 Budget Crisis a Fascinating Study in Contrast with Today's Impasse"
- ↑ "John Hottinger goes into a new life",
- ↑ Court Restores Hottinger License>,
- ↑ ["In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of John C. Hottinger, Registration Number 4734X", Supreme Court File No. A10-1071]
- ↑ ["Panel findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations, In Re Petition for Reinstatement to the Practice of Law of John C. Hottinger, Registration Number 4734X", Supreme Court File No. A10-1071]
- ↑ http://jefferson-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Election-Recounts.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
