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- ↑ "State of Washington: Members of the Legislature 1889–2019" (PDF). Washington Legislative Information Center. Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate; Bernard C. Dean, Chief Clerk House of Representatives. February 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Renee Radcliff" (PDF). Women in the Legislature. Washington State Legislature . Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ↑ Oldham, Kit (July 20, 2009), "Clyde Ballard and Frank Chopp are elected co-Speakers of the state House of Representatives on January 11, 1999.", HistoryLink , Seattle: History Ink, retrieved September 28, 2022.
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