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- 1 2 3 Alana Listoe, 3-way GOP primary race for SD 34 seat, Independent Record (May 17, 2012).
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- 1 2 3 Mike Dennison & Charles S. Johnson, Budget deal was ironed out at weekend retreat, Independent Record (May 11, 2007).
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- ↑ Charles S. Johnson, Sales' Lincoln quotes never said by Lincoln, Missoulian (January 9, 2009), also republished through the Lee News Service at The Pantagraph.
- ↑ Sales says he'll run for state Senate, despite wife's embezzlement plea, Associated Press (February 9, 2012).
- ↑ Larry Mayer, Scott Sales, regional director for Americans for Prosperity, Billings Gazette (October 20, 2011).
- ↑ Scott Sales & Phil Kerpen, Will Tester let EPA slam Montana?, Montana Standard (March 23, 2011).
- ↑ Jerry Huerta, Montana Lawmakers Work to Raise Speed Limit, KFYR-TV (December 8, 2014).
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- ↑ Mike Dennison, Digital privacy bills dead: 'Solutions to problems that don’t exist in Montana at this point', Billings Gazette (March 29, 2015).
- ↑ Charles S. Johnson, Montana Senate won't join House in hearing elected officials speak, Bozeman Daily Chronicle (January 11, 2017).
- ↑ "Tester asks legislators, members of Congress to find common ground," Montana Standard (January 17, 2017).
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- ↑ Jon Arneson, Montana Senate President Scott Sales Withdraws From Possible Congressional Special Election, Northern Broadcasting System (February 16, 2017).
- ↑ Sales decides against run for Congress, Great Falls Tribune (February 21, 2017).
- ↑ Nate Hegyi, Four Republicans Now In The Running For Zinke's House Seat, Montana Public Radio (December 20, 2016).
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- ↑ Corin Cates-Carney, Fight Over Infrastructure Takes Shape at the Montana Legislature, Montana Public Radio (January 3, 2017).
- ↑ Hayme Fraser, Two Senate Republicans seek to eliminate or privatize Montana State Fund, Ravalli Republic (March 22, 2017).
- ↑ Hollu K. Michels, Senate president calls cyclists 'rude,' 'self-centered' before safety bill dies, Independent Record (March 13, 2017).
- ↑ Freddy Monares, Senate Kills Cyclist Bill: 'They Think They Own The Highway', UM Legislative News Service (March 13, 2017).
- ↑ An Open Letter To Montana State Senate President Scott Sales, USA Cycling (March 24, 2017).
- 1 2 Troy Carter, GOP state Sen. Scott Sales regrets involvement with 'dark money' group, settles court case, Bozeman Daily Chronicle (December 22, 2014).
- ↑ Commissioner of Political Practices for the State of Montana v. Scott Sales , Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County (December 19, 2014).
- ↑ Matt Volz, Republican Lawmakers Try to Cut Off Campaign Regulator's Pay, Associated Press (January 12, 2017).
- ↑ "2016 General Legislative Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ↑ "2012 General Legislative Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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- ↑ "2004 General Legislative Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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