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- ↑ "Get to Know: Julie Frye-Mueller". KOTA-TV . 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Annie Todd, Lawmakers suspend Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller pending investigation of incident with staff member, Argus Leader (January 26, 2023).
- ↑ Frye-Mueller is Senate winner, Custer County Chronicle (November 2020).
- 1 2 3 Nathan Thompson, UPDATE: Republicans sweep local House, Senate races, Rapid City Journal (November 3, 2020).
- ↑ Lee Strubinger, Goodwin to request recount in District 30 Senate race, SDPB Radio (June 9, 2022).
- ↑ Senator Julie Frye-Mueller - 2021, South Dakota State Senate.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tom Lawrence, South Dakota Senator Benched in 'Suckling' Advice Scandal, Daily Beast (January 30, 2023).
- ↑ Amancai Biraben, South Dakota state senator stripped of committee assignments, Associated Press (January 25, 2023).
- ↑ Senate bill would allow courthouse employee to carry guns, Associated Press (February 4, 2020).
- 1 2 Laura Heckmann, District 30 recount complete, Frye-Mueller retains victory (June 28, 2022).
- ↑ Lee Strubinger, How One Current, One Former Lawmaker Are Reshaping The State Legislature, South Dakota Public Broadcasting (June 15, 2020).
- ↑ Nathan Thompson, Julie Frye-Mueller stripped of Senate voting rights, Rapid City Journal (January 27, 2023).
- ↑ Lee Strubinger, House approves lithium tax, SDPB Radio (January 27, 2023).
- 1 2 3 Tom Hanson & Eric Mayer, Senate releases details on Frye-Mueller investigation, KELO (January 27, 2023).
- 1 2 3 Karen Sherman & Bob Mercer, Senate panel: Censure, but don't expel, Frye-Mueller, KELO-TV (January 31, 2023).
- 1 2 Amancai Biraben & Stephen Groves, S. Dakota Senate suspends lawmaker after vaccine exchange, Associated Press (January 26, 2023).
- 1 2 3 Amancai Biraben, & Stephen Groves, South Dakota Senate censures, reinstates suspended lawmaker, Associated Press (January 1, 2023).
- ↑ Lee Strubinger, South Dakota Senate suspends lawmaker, SDPB Radio (January 26, 2023).
- ↑ Lee Strubinger, Frye-Mueller files lawsuit challenging Senate suspension, SDPB Radio (January 30, 2023).
- ↑ Shelly Conlon & Annie Todd, Federal judge denies Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller's efforts to stop disciplinary proceedings, Sioux Falls Argus Leader (January 31, 2023).
- ↑ Austin Goss, Senate leadership picks nine for "Committee on Discipline and Expulsion", KOTA-TV (January 27, 2023).
- 1 2 Dan Santella, Senators share what motivated their Frye-Mueller votes, KELO-TV (February 2, 2023).
- ↑ Dan Santella & Karen Sherman, Frye-Mueller reinstated, censured by Senate, KELO-TV (February 1, 2023).
- ↑ Hannah Olsen, Senator drops federal lawsuit regarding suspension, KELO-TV (February 2, 2023).
- ↑ 2016 Primary Election - South Dakota Official State Canvass
- ↑ 2016 General Election - South Dakota Official State Canvass
- ↑ 2018 General Election - South Dakota Official State Canvass