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- ↑ "Hokanson, Shirley A. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ↑ 'Former legislators share war stories,' Laura McCallum, Minnesota Public Radio, February 14, 2005
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