Angie Nixon

Angela Nixon is an American politician and community organizer from Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville, Florida who 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.[2] She is currently Director for the Florida Public Service Union's 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
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 14th district
Assumed office
November 3, 2020
Preceded byKimberly Daniels
Personal details
BornJacksonville, Florida[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationUniversity of Florida

Background

Nixon 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.[3]

In April 2022, Nixon attempted to stage a sit-in demonstration to prevent a vote on Florida's congressional district maps.[4] Opponents of the tactic compared her actions to an insurrection.[5] The demonstration was ultimately unsuccessful.

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.[6]

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 One Spark where they received enough funding to publish and tour the book, donating many copies to organizations that promote literacy.[7]

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.[8]

Elections
Florida HD 14 map (2012 redistricting)
2020 Florida's 14th House District Primary Election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
  1. "State House Representative Angie Nixon".
  2. Nixon was attacked for having an affair with a married man and getting pregnant from him during her candidacy. Patterson, Steve. "Kimberly Daniels loses House District 14 seat to organizer Angie Nixon", Florida Times-Union August 18, 2020
  3. Patterson, Steve. "Kimberly Daniels loses House District 14 seat to organizer Angie Nixon", Florida Times-Union August 18, 2020
  4. 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.
  5. "Florida approves DeSantis-backed congressional maps that dismantle Black lawmaker's seat". POLITICO. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Old Fashioned Ice Cream Shop Opens on the Eastside – Free Press of Jacksonville". jacksonvillefreepress.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  9. "2020 Florida's 14th House District Democratic Primary Election". Results Elections My Florida.
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