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- ↑ Rep. Terrie Huntington My Biography Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Kansas Watchdog, "Terrie Huntington to replace David Wysong in Kansas Senate," December 17,2009 Archived April 16,2010,at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Senter, Jay (June 11, 2012). "Huntington won't seek re-election to state senate; Prairie Village rep Kay Wolf files for seat". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ↑ Profile from the Kansas Legislature Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions