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- ↑ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2002
- 1 2 "Ralph E. Kaiser (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2002-02-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Stuart, Roger (2002-12-11). "Kaiser's independence became a double-edged sword". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
- ↑ M.R. Bull, John (2001-09-26). "Redistricting zaps Mayernik, Kaiser; Bodack's Senate seat kept intact". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing.