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- ↑ "Schools Superintendent Randy Dorn won't run for re-election". TVW. October 22, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ↑ "State schools chief Dorn won't run for third term in 2016". Seattle Times. October 22, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2021.