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- ↑ "Karlee Provenza". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "The fallout from a deadly police shooting still ripples through Wyoming". Nov 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Analysis of Allegations in Complaints against Representative Provenza" (PDF). Wyoming Legislative Service Office.
- ↑ "Wyoming Freedom Caucus Twitter Post". April 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Provenza Letter of Apology". Casper Star Tribune.
- ↑ "Eathorne requests lawmaker be stripped of committee assignments over meme controversy". Casper Star Tribune. April 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Speaker dismisses complaints against Provenza over social media controversy". Casper Star Tribune. April 12, 2023.