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- ↑ "Legislator-Profile". legislature.ky.gov. Legislative Research Commission . Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ↑ "Lindsey Burke". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ↑ Kentucky, Lindsey Burke for. "Lindsey Burke for Kentucky". Lindsey Burke for Kentucky. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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