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- ↑ "Representative Mellissa Heermann - 2024". South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ Mercer, Bob (November 8, 2022). "South Dakota Legislature election results". KELO-TV . Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Mellissa Heermann seeking another term in South Dakota House". The Brookings Register . January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
