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- ↑ "Cathy Tilton, candidate for Alaska State Representative District 12, answers questions about the issues". Alaska Dispatch. October 29, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ Moritz, Katie (January 15, 2015). "Governor, Juneau delegation greet newcomers". Juneau Empire. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ Bohman, Amanda (January 18, 2023). "Alaska House chooses Mat-Su Republican for speaker". Daily News-Miner.
