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- ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives: No. 1 (January 10, 2001)
- ↑ Michigan Manual 2003-2004: State Representative Rick Johnson
- ↑ Truscott Rossman Online Lobbyist Directory: Rick Johnson (Dodak Johnson & Associates LLC)
- ↑ "GOP Politicians Call for Supreme Court to OK Gay Marriage". 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ex-Michigan House speaker, 3 others plead guilty in marijuana bribery probe". mlive. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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