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- ↑ "SDLRC - Representative Kirk Chaffee - 2020". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ↑ "Experience | Kirk Chaffee" . Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ↑ "Kirk Chaffee". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-08-15.