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- ↑ "Our Campaigns – MO State Senate 22 – Special Election Race – Apr 06, 1993".
- ↑ "Our Campaigns – MO State Senate 22 Race – Nov 08, 1994".
- ↑ "Our Campaigns – MO State House 102 Race – Nov 03, 1992".
- ↑ "Our Campaigns – MO State House 105 Race – Nov 02, 1982".
- ↑ "Our Campaigns – MO State House 105 Race – Nov 06, 1990".
- ↑ Rebecca McDowell Cook. Official Manual State of Missouri 1997–1998. p. 118.
- ↑ "Jefferson County senator to take helm at state labor agency" . Retrieved 2018-06-11.
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