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- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures (August 10, 2011). "2011 Legislative Summit National Conference of State Legislatures" (PDF). ncsl.org.
- ↑ Project Vote Smart. "Lana G. Gordon's Biography". votesmart.org.
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- ↑ Kansas State Legislature (January 30, 2013). "Kansas Department of Labor" (PDF). kslegislature.org.
- ↑ "Meet the Secretary". KDOL. Retrieved 17 July 2018.