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'''Marguerite Lee Ray,''' known as '''Dixy Lee Ray''' (September 3, 1914 &ndash; January 2, 1994), was an [[United States|American]] [[scientist]] who served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[governor]] of her native [[Washington]] State from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as "idiosyncratic” and "ridiculously smart," she was her state's first female governor. She was in office during the 1980 eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]]. Nationally, she was best remembered for serving as the last chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission]] before the agency was abolished in 1975. She was a lifelong proponent of nuclear energy. Although a lifelong scientist and environmentalist, Ray did not believe in the [[global warming]] hoax.<ref>https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1993/04-08/282012_dixy_lee_ray_questions_effects_.html</ref>

'''Marguerite Lee Ray,''' known as '''Dixy Lee Ray''' (September 3, 1914 &ndash; January 2, 1994), was an [[United States|American]] [[scientist]] who served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[governor]] of her native [[Washington]] State from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as "idiosyncratic” and "ridiculously smart," she was her state's first female governor. She was in office during the 1980 eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]]. Nationally, she is  best remembered for serving as the last chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission]] before the agency was abolished in 1975. She was a lifelong proponent of nuclear energy. Although a lifelong scientist and environmentalist, Ray did not believe in the [[global warming]] hoax.<ref>https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1993/04-08/282012_dixy_lee_ray_questions_effects_.html</ref>

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