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- ↑ https://kansasreflector.com/2022/06/17/kansas-gop-candidate-accepted-zuckerberg-cash-then-embraced-bogus-election-fraud-claims/
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- ↑ https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004606/?cycle=2024
- ↑ https://fox4kc.com/politics/your-local-election-headquarters/sharice-davids-prasanth-reddy-kansas-district-3-race-results/
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/kansas-republicans-want-black-women-groups-kicked-off-board-1800049
- ↑ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/03/10/biden-beaten-in-effigy-at-kansas-gop-fundraiser-drawing-condemnation-from-fellow-republicans/
- ↑ https://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/dion-lefler/article293598139.html