Angie Nixon

Angie Nixon is an American politician and community organizer from Jacksonville, Florida who recently 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
Angie Nixon

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 Jones when the latter was the representative from the 14th district.

Community Organizer

Nixon has served as a community organizer for over a decade. She has organized events, providing access to healthy food options in food deserts, created educational and training opportunities for small business owners, and emphasized a focus on the overall health and well being of residents. Nixon also raised over $10,000 for single moms affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Nixon is the current Director for the Florida Public Service Union’s Higher Education Campaign and previously the State Field Director for the Service Employees International Union. Nixon also served as the North Florida Regional Organizer for New Florida Majority.

Northside LOVE

Nixon is the co-founder and operator of Northside LOVE (Lifting Our Various Enterprises), a summer arts and vendors market, taking place in the heart of the Northside of Jacksonville, Florida, sponsored by VyStar and Aetna. Nixon also founded Kidpreneur Fest, an annual event showcasing child entrepreneurs, providing an opportunity for them to pitch their businesses for a chance to win funding. Nixon has previously partnered with State Representative Tracie Davis and the Jax Chamber on this event.

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.[3]

The Moxie Group

Nixon is also the founder of The Moxie Group, a community outreach and consulting firm with a strong focus on empowering underserved and underrepresented communities.

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.[4]

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.[5]

Elections
2020 Florida's 14th House District Primary Election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angie Nixon 14,076 59.8
Democratic Kimberly Daniels 9,473 40.2
Total votes 23,549 100%

References
  1. "State House Representative Angie Nixon".
  2. Patterson, Steve. "Kimberly Daniels loses House District 14 seat to organizer Angie Nixon" Florida Times-Union August 18, 2020
  3. "More than 50 Black small business owners participated in Black Friday at Melanin Market in Downtown Jacksonville". firstcoastnews.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  4. Cravey, Beth Reese. "'Adventures of Moxie McGriff:' Jacksonville mother-daughter duo write comic-style children's book". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  5. "Old Fashioned Ice Cream Shop Opens on the Eastside – Free Press of Jacksonville". jacksonvillefreepress.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  6. "2020 Florida's 14th House District Democratic Primary Election". Results Elections My Florida.
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