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- ↑ "Multnomah County". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ↑ "Portland State College of Urban & Public Affairs: Hatfield School of Government - A Lifetime of Public Service" . Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Oregon Department of Forestry Newsroom" . Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Alphabetical List of Oregon's representatives" (PDF). state.or.us. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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