Democrat · Florida Senate special · 2026
Angie Nixon
When Angie Nixon's young daughter wanted a superhero who looked like her, mother and daughter helped create one.
Biography
Angie Nixon and her daughter Natalie turned a superhero with magical Afro puffs into a children's book, The Adventures of Moxie McGriff.1 Now a mother of five, Nixon grew up in Jacksonville's Moncrief neighborhood with a single mother who worked two jobs.12 She recalls being bused across town because her neighborhood school lacked resources.3
She graduated from the University of Florida in 2007 with a political science degree and worked for state Representative Mia Jones before building a career in labor organizing.2 Her jobs included Florida field director for the Service Employees International Union and executive director of Florida for All, a coalition organizing around voting rights and public policy.2
Elected to the Florida House in 2020, Nixon has opposed congressional maps backed by Governor Ron DeSantis, including through protests on the House floor.2 She also cofounded Jacksonville's Melanin Market and opened Cafe Resistance, a bookstore and community gathering place, in 2024.2 Her campaign describes the bookstore as a place for educational opportunities and access to healthy food.3
Her Senate platform supports Medicare for All, a higher federal minimum wage adjusted for inflation and guaranteed paid family and medical leave.4 She also wants to abolish ICE and rebuild immigration enforcement with new oversight and due process protections.4 She faces appointed Republican Senator Ashley Moody in a special election.2