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- 1 2 3 "Governor Lamont Appoints Mark Kohler as Secretary of the State". Office of Governor Ned Lamont. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- 1 2 "Mark Kohler Sworn in as Secretary of the State of Connecticut". Office of Governor Ned Lamont. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ↑ McQuaid, Hugh (June 30, 2022). "Lamont Appoints Mark Kohler, a Recently-Retired Associate AG, as Secretary of the State". CT News Junkie. Retrieved June 30, 2022.