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- ↑ "Kreuser may get another chance at leadership post". Kenosha News . May 1, 2001. p. 18. Retrieved August 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Nichols, John (May 3, 2001). "Assembly Dems return to their roots". The Capital Times . p. 12. Retrieved August 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wisconsin clerk hands over secret legal bill list". La Crosse Tribune . Madison, Wisconsin. May 11, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ Weier, Anita (June 16, 2004). "List of reps not running again is growing". The Capital Times . Madison, Wisconsin. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ Sandler, Larry (May 11, 2009). "Ex-lawmaker Krug is now Milwaukee public works official". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ↑ Pabst, Georgia (January 25, 2013). "SDC picks new board leadership". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved August 29, 2020.