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- 1 2 Brammer, Jack (November 27, 2012). "Republicans select Robert Stivers as next president of Kentucky Senate". Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- 1 2 Smith, Lawrence (January 8, 2013). "KY General Assembly opens 2013 session". Louisville, KY: WDRB . Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ↑ Vote-KY : Biographical Profile, Robert Stivers, January 4, 2014, retrieved 2014-01-03– via Vote-KY.org
- ↑ Robert Stivers: 'I'm a person who builds consensus and coalitions' Retrieved 2014-10-10.
- ↑ "Senate Republican Leaders go after Andy Beshear's power with three new bills". Lexington Herald-Leader. 2020.
