Helen Spivey

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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