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- ↑ "Michigan Senate". Michigan State Senate. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
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- ↑ Livengood, Chad (13 Jan 2019). "Ex-Sen. Dave Hildenbrand joins Kelley Cawthorne lobbying firm". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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