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- ↑ "Marli wiese". South Dakota Legislative Research Council. South Dakota Legislative Research Council. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ↑ "South Dakota State Representative Mathew Wollmann resigns". KSFY Television. January 23, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- 1 2 "Representative Marli Wiese — 2018". South Dakota Legislative Research Council. South Dakota Legislative Research Council. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Gov. Daugaard Appoints Marli Wiese To District 8 House Seat". South Dakota State News. Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard. January 25, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
