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- ↑ "Alphabetical List of Oregon's representatives" (PDF). state.or.us. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ↑ "Michael G. Thorne - Leadership - Oregon State University" . Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ Oregon Blue Book. 1979. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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