Angela Nixon is an American politician and community organizer from Jacksonville, Florida. She serves in the Florida House of Representatives. Nixon is currently Director for the Florida Public Service Union's (FPSU) Higher Education Campaign and was previously the Florida state field director for the Service Employees International Union, of which FPSU is an affiliate.
Angie Nixon | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 14th district | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kimberly Daniels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Florida |
Early life and career
editNixon is a native of Jacksonville and a graduate of Stanton College Preparatory School and the University of Florida. She formerly worked as an aide to Mia L. Jones when Jones was the representative from the 14th district.[2]
Community organizer
editMelanin Market
editNixon is the organizer and co-founder of the Melanin Market, which provides small business owners with resources to grow their businesses, provides healthy food options in a food desert and connects residents to resources and services needed to enhance their quality of life.[3]
Health and literacy
editNixon co-authored a book with her daughter, Natalie McGriff. When Natalie was 7, in response to her low self-esteem about her natural hair, Nixon suggested the two write a comic-style children's book about a girl whose Afro puffs transform her into a powerful superhero. The Adventures of Moxie McGriff was born. The book won Florida's One Spark where they received enough funding to publish and tour the book, donating many copies to organizations that promote literacy.[4]
Nixon, along with her daughter, opened and operate a smoothie/ice cream/sandwich shop on the Eastside of Jacksonville called Natalie’s Nook & Candy Shop. The goal is for their restaurant, is to bring healthy food options to the food insecure neighborhood.[5]
Political career
editIn the 2020 elections, Nixon defeated incumbent Kimberly Daniels, who was seeking re-election to the Florida House of Representatives District 14 (part of Duval County), in the Democratic Party primary election. In the heavily-Democratic 14th district, this nomination is tantamount to election.[6]
In April 2022, Nixon attempted to stage a sit-in demonstration to prevent a vote on Florida's congressional district maps.[7][8] The demonstration was ultimately unsuccessful.
In 2022, Nixon was redrawn from House District 14 to House District 13 thanks to once-in-a-decade re-districting.[9] She went on to defeat unaffiliated candidate La'Ciara Masline, NPA and on to replace Tracie Davis as Florida state House representative for District 13.[10]
On November 9, 2023, Nixon introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of hostages by Hamas.[11] The Florida State House voted 104-2 to reject the resolution.[12]
Elections
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Angie Nixon | 14,076 | 59.8 | |
| Democratic | Kimberly Daniels | 9,473 | 40.2 | |
| Total votes | 23,549 | 100% | ||
Since there were no other party nominees for the office, and the two persons who had discussed running as write-in candidates withdrew, the general election was cancelled and Nixon was declared the winner.
References
edit- ^ "State House Representative Angie Nixon".
- ^ Patterson, Steve. "Kimberly Daniels loses House District 14 seat to organizer Angie Nixon", Florida Times-Union August 18, 2020
- ^ "More than 50 Black small business owners participated in Black Friday at Melanin Market in Downtown Jacksonville". firstcoastnews.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Cravey, Beth Reese. "'Adventures of Moxie McGriff:' Jacksonville mother-daughter duo write comic-style children's book". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Old Fashioned Ice Cream Shop Opens on the Eastside – Free Press of Jacksonville". jacksonvillefreepress.com. October 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Patterson, Steve. "Kimberly Daniels loses House District 14 seat to organizer Angie Nixon", Florida Times-Union August 18, 2020
- ^ Gaudiano, Kimberly Leonard, Nicole. "Florida House Republicans compare a Democratic protest against redistricting to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol". Business Insider. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Florida approves DeSantis-backed congressional maps that dismantle Black lawmaker's seat". POLITICO. April 21, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ Mansfield, Alexandria. “ Democrat Angie Nixon to face non-party affiliated challenger in state House District 13 race”, Florida Times-Union October 19, 2022
- ^ Mansfield, Alexandria. “Florida House District 13: Nixon wins against Masline”, Florida Times-Union November 6, 2022
- ^ Mathur, Aneeta (November 10, 2023). "Republican State Representative in Florida Calls for the Death of 'All' Palestinians During a Call for Ceasefire". The Messenger. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Outrage grows after 'chilling call for genocide' by Florida Republican". The Guardian. November 10, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Florida's 14th House District Democratic Primary Election". Results Elections My Florida.