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Helen Spivey

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Helen Spivey is an American environmentalist and former member of the Florida House of Representatives.[1] She grew up in New Jersey. In 1972 she moved to Crystal River, Florida. She has been an advocate for manatees. She is a Democrat.[2]

She was succeeded in the Florida House by Nancy Argenziano. She is known as the Manatee Lady.[3] In 2011, Spivey's conservation work was recognized by the United States House of Representatives when Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz celebrated Spivey receiving the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2010 Regional Director’s Conservation Award.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2020" (PDF). Compiled and Published under the Direction of the Clerk of the House. Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Helen Spivey is more than the "manatee lady'". Tampa Bay Times.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Nancy. "The Manatee Lady at 92, still spunky but taking things easy". Chronicle Online.
  4. ^ "Congressional Record - Extensions of Remarks" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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