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- ↑ "Caucus backs former Democratic Party chair Roberta Lange, instead of Assembly members, for open Senate seat". The Nevada Independent. December 17, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Roberta Lange Unanimously Re-elected as Chair of the Nevada State Democratic Party". Nevada Democratic Party. March 22, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Roberta Lange". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 5, 2022.