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- ↑ "KanFocus: Terry Bruce". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ↑ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Bruce, Terry". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Kansas Approves Tax Increase Package, Likely Will Be Back for More". American Tax Foundation. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ Carpenter, Tim (29 March 2014). "Kansas shying from spotlight in gay-marriage drama". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ Kansas State Legislature - Senator Terry Bruce, 2013-2014
- ↑ Kansas State Legislature - Senator Terry Bruce, 2015-2016
- ↑ Terry Bruce 2008 campaign contributions