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- 1 2 "Wyoming Women in the Legislature" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. January 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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