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Hank Johnson loses legislative staffer to parks nonprofit

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on May 6, 2015

A longtime legislative assistant for Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) whose issue areas included public lands and natural resources will instead advocate for the National Recreation and Park Association.

Oliver Spurgeon has taken a position as government affairs manager at the NRPA, a nonprofit that works to promote public parks. The organization regularly files lobbying registrations for conservation, agriculture and health issues.

Spurgeon started as a special assistant for Johnson shortly after completing his bachelor's in international and global studies at Georgia Southern University in 2007. He worked as a legislative assistant in the office from 2009 to earlier this year.

The former staffer is also working to complete an MBA in finance at Howard University, according to his LinkedIn page.