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- 1 2 3 4 5 "Meet Sue Conley". Sue Conley for Wisconsin State Assembly. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- 1 2 April 4, 2017 - Spring Election - Results (Report). Office of the Clerk of Rock County, Wisconsin. April 12, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- 1 2 April 2, 2019 - Spring General Election - Official Results (Report). Office of the Clerk of Rock County, Wisconsin. April 8, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ McCallum, Ashley (April 22, 2020). "Janesville bars can sell prepackaged liquor under temporary ordinance change". Janesville Gazette . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Schultz, Frank (February 21, 2020). "Kolste discusses dropping the 'Representative' from her name". Janesville Gazette . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Associated Press (February 20, 2020). "State Rep. Debra Kolste announces retirement after 3 terms". Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Schultz, Frank (February 21, 2020). "Sue Conley running for Rep. Kolste's seat". Janesville Gazette . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- 1 2 "Candidate Q&A: 44th Assembly District". Wisconsin State Journal . August 30, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Schultz, Frank (October 19, 2020). "Third-party candidate wages write-in campaign in Janesville". Janesville Gazette . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ McCallum, Ashley (November 3, 2020). "Conley wins 44th state Assembly seat". Janesville Gazette . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- 1 2 Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 18. Retrieved December 23, 2020.