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- 1 2 Oregonian/OregonLive, Gordon R. Friedman | The (2018-07-25). "Republican 'racism' spurs GOP official to become Democrat". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ↑ James Mayer, The Oregonian (2011-10-14). "Gresham City Councilor Lori Stegmann digs into family roots". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ↑ "Lori Stegmann". www.mhcc.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ↑ "November 2, 2010 General Election". Multnomah County. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ↑ Matsumoto, Samantha (2016-11-09). "Meieran, Stegmann win commissioner races, campaign finance limits pass in Multnomah County (election results)". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ↑ Egener, Max (2022-05-17). "Vega Pederson, Meieran lead race for Multnomah County chair". PortlandTribune.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.