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- ↑ "Senate: Mike W Miller". The Alaska State Legislature. Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Alaska State Legislature: Senator Mike Miller". Alaska State Legislature’s Majority Coalition Archival Web Information Site for the 22nd, 21st, and 20th Alaska State Legislatures. House and Senate Legislative Majorities for the 22nd Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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