Angie Nixon

Nixon was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. Her campaign website says that throughout elementary school she was bused across town because the school in her predominantly Black neighborhood lacked adequate resources.⁠[1]

She graduated from the University of Florida in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.⁠[2][3]

Nixon was elected to the Florida House in 2020 to represent a Jacksonville district. In 2024 she sought reelection in District 13, which covers most of Northwest Jacksonville and the near Westside; she defeated Brenda Priestly Jackson in the Democratic primary, and no Republican entered the race.⁠[2][3]

In 2024 she said she planned to close corporate tax loopholes that she said could bring the state more than $250 million a year for housing, and to refile bills on property insurance relief and early learning childcare costs.⁠[3]

She introduced legislation requiring ICEICEICE (Intercontinental Exchange) is a US financial-market infrastructure company founded in 2000. It operates exchanges and clearing services, fixed-income and data businesses, and mortgage technology. Its businesses include the New York Stock Exchange; founder Jeffrey Sprecher is chair and CEO.Open the full entry and other law enforcement agents to unmask and identify themselves on the job, sued the state after being denied access to the South Florida detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” and spoke out against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s redistricting plan.⁠[2]

Her campaign website lists expanding childcare for thousands of families, stopping a major grocery chain from raising prices unfairly and leading opposition to DeSantis’s voting maps among her work in the state House.⁠[1]

On January 22, 2026, Nixon announced a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Ashley Moody. She said her campaign was driven by “an affordability crisis that Florida’s leadership has ignored for far too long,” adding, “Property insurance has doubled in the last four years.”⁠[2]

In the August 18 Democratic primary Nixon defeated retired Army Lt. Col. Alex VindmanAlex VindmanAlex Vindman is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and author who served as director for European affairs on the White House National Security Council.Open the full entry, leading about 56% to 44% as of that evening. She had raised a little less than $1 million to Vindman’s $16.2 million. She was endorsed by the progressive group Our Revolution, and after the primary the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee immediately endorsed her.⁠[4]

On primary night she said, “We are strong, we are united, and it’s going to take all of us to win in November.”⁠[4]

During the general election campaign Nixon traveled across Florida’s major cities, college towns and rural areas. On November 3 the Associated Press called the special election for Moody.⁠[5]

Conceding that night in Jacksonville, Nixon said, “We reminded people that their voices matter, that their lives matter.” She also said, “I’m hurting right now, but I’m an organizer. Not a politician.”⁠[6][5]

Nixon is executive director of Florida for All, a statewide coalition that has registered tens of thousands of new voters and raises resources for campaigns and issue-based organizing. In Jacksonville she also runs a bookstore and community hub focused on healthy food and educational opportunities for local families.⁠[1][2]

Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate: Official website: https://angienixon.com/ (opens in a new window).⁠[1]

X: Public account: https://x.com/AngieNixon (opens in a new window).⁠[1]

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