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- ↑ "Thomas McKee". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ↑ kyfb (2013-12-06). "Rep. Tom McKee honored for Distinguished Service to Agriculture". Kentucky Farm Bureau. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
