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- ↑ "Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions". Governor Gretchen Whitmer. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
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- ↑ Hinkley, Justin A. (2018-06-21). "Term-limited Michigan rep Tom Cochran says he still has work to do". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
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