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- ↑ "Kelly McCarthy". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ↑ Ferguson, Mike. "Democrat running for House seat in Billings appointed to fill vacancy" . The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2021-01-09.