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- ↑ "Shirley Tyler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Former Representative Shirley A. Tyler - (R)". www.nmlegis.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ Smith, Mike. "Eddy County Board of Commissioners mull over State Senate replacements". Carlsbad Current-Argus. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "NCSL Nuclear Legislative Workgroup Meeting/DOE Intergovernmental Meeting". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Lawmaker Marries In State House Chamber". KOAT. 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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