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- 1 2 "Representative Matthew D. Dowling". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ↑ Matthew Toth, Dowling sues political opponent, Daily American (Somerset, Pa.), October 30, 2018.
- 1 2 Renatta Signorini (July 1, 2022). "State Rep. Dowling to retire, remove name from ballot after drunken-driving charges filed". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
- ↑ Gardner, Amy; Dawsey, Josh; Bade, Rachael (December 7, 2020). "Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state". Washington Post.
- ↑ WITF is connecting these lawmakers to their actions on the election-fraud lie. Here's why, WITF (January 28, 2021).
- ↑ Release, https://www.repdowling.com/News/19379/Latest-News/Dowling-to-Chair-House-Second-Amendment-Caucus-, House Republican Caucus (Harrisburg, Pa.), March 17, 2021.
- ↑ The Indiana Gazette,https://www.tiogapublishing.com/news/state/major-named-to-head-second-amendment-caucus/article_aac08a2c-5c4c-52f1-b947-2a1f693bddef.html, Kittanning Leader Times' (Kittanning, Pa.), March 17, 2021.
- 1 2 "State Rep. Matthew Dowling charged with DUI in June 4 crash". HeraldStandard.com. June 30, 2022.
- 1 2 State lawmaker quits re-election race following DUI charge, Associated Press (July 5, 2022).
- 1 2 "State Rep. Matt Dowling enters treatment to 'address any possible alcohol issues'". KDKA (CBS Pittsburgh). June 7, 2022.
- ↑ Mike Jones (June 9, 2022). "Rep. Dowling's driver's license re-issued day before crash". Observer-Reporter.
- ↑ Editorial Board, https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2022/09/19/matt-dowling-dui-alcoholism-rehab-recovery/stories/202209190013, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pa.), September 19, 2022.
- ↑ Staff, Dowling to host radio show, Herald-Standard (Uniontown, Pa.), November 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Uniontown man charged with filing false reports". Herald Standard. December 15, 2023.
