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- ↑ "Representative Natalie Phelps Finnie (D)". Illinois General Assembly . Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ↑ Feather, Andrew (September 6, 2017). "Natalie Phelps Finnie appointed to General Assembly". WPSD-TV . Paducah, Kentucky . Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ↑ Mapes, Timothy D. (Clerk of the House), ed. (October 12, 2017). "Resignations and Appointments" (PDF). Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives. Illinois House of Representatives. 100 (77): 5–7. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ↑ Cox, Kallie (November 6, 2018). "Windhorst wins over incumbent Phelps Finnie for Illinois House". The Daily Egyptian . Retrieved November 12, 2018.