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- ↑ "King County Districting Committee selects Judge Ann Schindler as Chair". King County. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ "Commissioners". www.redistricting.wa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
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- ↑ "Former Lawmakers Joe Fain, Paul Graves Tapped by Legislative GOP Leaders as Members of Redistricting Commission". The Daily Chronicle. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
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