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- ↑ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ↑ http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/members/sen_reitz_roger_1/ Kansas Senate profile
- ↑ http://www.rogerreitz.org/index.html Reitz's website
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 Primary (official)," retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ 2008 Kansas Election Results
- ↑ http://cjonline.com/news/state/2011-10-08/senate-vortex-2012-election-cycle "Senate at vortex of 2012 election cycle"
- ↑ Profile from the Kansas Legislature
- ↑ Roger Reitz 2008 campaign contributions