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- ↑ "Representative Killian Timoney (R)". legislature.ky.gov.
- ↑ "Killian Timoney". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ↑ Scroggin, Sloan. "Former Dunbar Teacher Running For State Representative". Lamplighter Media Productions. Retrieved 2021-07-12.