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- ↑ "Missouri Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ "Wiley Price". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ Schallhorn, Kaitlyn (2020-12-16). "House pursuing censure of Wiley Price for alleged 'inappropriate relationship' with intern". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ "Report of the Committee on Ethics" (PDF). 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ↑ "Missouri House Votes To Censure St. Louis Rep. Wiley Price, Effort To Expel Fails". St. Louis Public Radio. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ↑ "JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE - First Regular Session, 101st GENERAL ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ↑ Hancock, Jason. "Missouri Dems Expel Lawmaker Accused of Sex With Intern". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
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