Angela "Angie" Nixon (born February 27, 1984) is an American politician and community organizer from

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. She serves in the

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. 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

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, of which FPSU is an affiliate.

Early life and career

Nixon is a native of Jacksonville and a graduate of

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and the

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. She formerly worked as an aide to

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when Jones was the representative from the 14th district.Patterson, Steve. "Kimberly Daniels loses House District 14 seat to organizer Angie Nixon"
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'' August 18, 2020

Community organizer

Melanin Market

Nixon 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.

Health and literacy

Nixon 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

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where they received enough funding to publish and tour the book, donating many copies to organizations that promote literacy. 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. Cafe Resistance In 2024, Nixon opened and operates a bookstore and coffee shop in Jacksonville's Northside called ''Cafe Resistance,'' which serves as a community-focused space for local organizing, after-school educational and recreational activities for children and students, and promoting black history and culture through literature and storytelling in opposition to state repression of historical accounts of African-American resistance.

Political career

In the 2020 elections, Nixon defeated incumbent

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, who was seeking re-election to the

District 14 (part of Duval County), in the Democratic Party

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. In the heavily-Democratic 14th district, this nomination is tantamount to election. In April 2022, Nixon attempted to stage a sit-in demonstration to prevent a vote on Florida's congressional district maps. 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. 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. On November 9, 2023, Nixon introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the

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and the release of hostages by Hamas. The Florida State House voted 104-2 to reject the resolution.

Elections

Since there were no other party nominees for the office, and the two persons who had discussed running as

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candidates withdrew, the

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was cancelled and Nixon was declared the winner.

References

External links

Official legislative websitecampaign website
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