Angie Nixon, Champion of Black Art and Culture, Wins Florida Senate Primary in Upset
The 42-year-old Jacksonville native and Democratic Socialist founded the local community bookstore Cafe Resistance and co-authored a comic book with her daughter.
Angie Nixon, a Florida congresswoman and Democratic Socialist, has won the state's Senate primary in an upset. She secured 56% of the votes with a largely grassroots campaign that had less than a million dollars in funding. Her opponent, Alex Vindman, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, had significant party endorsements and $16 million in backing.
Nixon, 42, is a Jacksonville native who has championed Black arts and culture, universal health care, and denounced Israel's genocide in Gaza, according to Hyperallergic. She also helped lead the fight against Republican-led redistricting in Florida, which disproportionately supports GOP voters. As reported by Mother Jones, Nixon staged a sit-in at the governor's office in May, where she was arrested and faces a jury trial on charges of trespassing and resisting an officer without violence.
Nixon will now face incumbent Republican Senator Ashley Moody in the November general election, setting up a long-shot challenge, as noted by PBS NewsHour. Moody is a former state attorney general who was selected by Governor Ron DeSantis to fill the seat vacated by Marco Rubio.
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