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- ↑ City of Kirkland http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/council/Meet_The_Council/Council_Member_Toby_Nixon.htm
- ↑ King County Elections http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/pamphlet/pamphlet.aspx?cid=17283&eid=1214
- 1 2 "Toby Nixon's Biography". Vote Smart . Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ↑ The News Tribune http://www.thenewstribune.com/2009/12/29/1010118/one-man-one-year-78000-pages-of.html
- ↑ Seattle Pi http://www.seattlepi.com/local/sound/article/Annexation-Kirkland-population-could-nearly-890399.php
- 1 2 "Madison Award - Toby Nixon is 2021 honoree". Washingtoncog.org. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Kirkland Councilman Toby Nixon selected for induction into State Open Government Hall of Fame". kirklandreporter.com. April 9, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2021.(archived)
