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- ↑ "Schroder sees his return to Frankfort as continuing the growth of Kentucky". Falmouth Outlook. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ↑ "Justice Wilfrid Albert "Wil" Schroder, 1946 – 2013". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 7, 2013. p. B9.
- ↑ Latek, Tom (22 May 2021). "Rep. Wil Schroder says he won't run for another term, in the state legislature in 2022". www.nkytribune.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ↑ Latek, Tom (November 15, 2023). "AG-elect Coleman announces transition team, staff". KentuckyToday.com. Kentucky Today. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
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