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- ↑ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado House District 51 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Representative Ron Weinberg". Colorado General Assembly. n.d. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ↑ Peif, Sherrie (January 26, 2023). "Freshman Republican signs on with Democrats for 'right to repair' farm equipment bill". Complete Colorado. April 18, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ Wilson, Sara (November 18, 2022). "Loveland Republicans choose county party chair to serve term of late Hugh McKean". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Agenda, Planning Commission meeting". City of Loveland. January 9, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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- ↑ Goodland, Marianne (October 30, 2022). "House Minority Leader Hugh McKean has died". Colorado Politics. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ↑ Paul, Jesse; Fish, Sandra (October 30, 2022). "Hugh McKean, top Republican in Colorado House, dies at 55". The Colorado Sun . Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ↑ Goodland, Marianne (November 17, 2022). "Weinberg, Parks chosen for HD51 vacancies". Colorado Politics. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
