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- ↑ "Shoemaker, Richard A. 1951". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ↑ "21 state lawmakers convicted of crimes in past 35 years".
- ↑ "21 state lawmakers convicted of crimes in past 35 years".
- ↑ "Madison Wisconsin State Journal Archives, Oct 3, 1989, p. 1". 3 October 1989.
- ↑ | Complaints and Investigations under Wisconsin’s Ethics Code | 1985-89 |