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- ↑ "1996 Pictorial Guide, Fifty-fourth Washington State Legislature" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. p. 15. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Democrat Concedes To Metcalf Quigley Led On Election Day But Was Beaten By Absentees". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . November 19, 1996. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ Brunner, Jim (March 6, 2013). "Kevin Quigley: a 'disruptive force' picked to head DSHS". The Seattle Times . Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ↑ Lee, Jessica (January 5, 2016). "DSHS secretary Kevin Quigley resigns". The Seattle Times . Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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