State Rep. Kristin Jacobs, a fixture in Broward County politics for more than two decades and advocate for the environment, died Saturday morning at the age of 60.
Jacobs continued to serve her constituents from a hospital bed during the 2020 legislative session while receiving treatment for colon cancer.
She returned to Tallahassee in March to watch the passage of legislation named in her honor outlawing the importation of shark fins in Florida, the latest environmental measure she had championed.
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