Jeremy Nixon (born 1982) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the

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to represent the

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in the

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. He is the brother of

Jason Nixon Jason John Nixon (born May 26, 1980) is a Canadian politician and the current Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services of Alberta. He is member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Rimbey-Roc ...

, and the son of Patrick R. Nixon, the founder of the Mustard Seed street ministry. Jason and Jeremy Nixon are the first two brothers to sit in the Alberta Legislature simultaneously.

Political career

After obtaining a Bachelor of Communications and Culture from the

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, Nixon spent 15 years working in the not-for-profit and government sector. He held leadership roles with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary, the Mustard Seed,

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and the City of Calgary. During office, he sat on various Standing Committees including the Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee, the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and the Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members' Public Bills. On November 23, 2021, Nixon was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Community and Social Services for Civil Society. In December 2020, Nixon traveled to Hawaii during the height of a

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wave in Alberta. Faced with public scrutiny over his vacation, Nixon resigned from his position as parliamentary secretary.

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, the

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, said on October 21, 2022 that Nixon would be promoted to cabinet as Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services. As Minister, Nixon was responsible for several files, including re-indexing Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and the Alberta Seniors Benefit to inflation. Nixon led the Calgary Public Safety and Community Response Task Force aimed at finding solutions to the ongoing addictions and homelessness crises in the city. Nixon was able to secure $20 million in funding for food banks in Alberta. He lost his seat in the

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to Lizette Tejada of the

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. Following

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's announcement that he would not be running in the

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, Nixon announced that he was seeking the

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's nomination for

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. He lost the nomination to David McKenzie. On March 23, 2025, Nixon announced that he had been selected as the Conservative Party candidate for Calgary-Confederation, after incumbent

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announced his resignation.

Personal life

Nixon was born in

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. His father, Pat Nixon, is the founder of the Mustard Seed, a non-profit organization with a mission to eliminate homelessness and reduce poverty; Jeremy worked for the Mustard Seed for a decade. He is the brother of Alberta MLA

. He and his wife, Anita, have four children.

Electoral history

2025 federal election

2023 general election

2019 general election

2015 general election

2012 general election

References

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