Angie Nixon seeks Florida U.S. Senate seat Nov. 3

Angie Nixon, a Democratic state representative from Jacksonville, is running for U.S. Senate in the Nov. 3 Florida general election. The race is for the rest of an unexpired term, according to BallotReady election data.

Nixon won the 2026 Democratic primary with 705,192 votes to Alex Vindman's 552,774. She overcame what CBS 12 reported was a fundraising disadvantage of roughly 16-to-1, becoming the first Black woman to win a major party nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida. She faces Republican Ashley Moody and Neil J. Gillespie, who has no party preference.

Candidate information

Party: Democratic
Residence: Jacksonville, Florida
Born: Feb. 27, 1984, in Jacksonville
Family: Mother of five, according to her campaign
Education: High school diploma, Stanton College Preparatory School; bachelor's degree in political science and government, University of Florida, 2007
Memberships: Democratic Socialists of America; Working Families Party

Experience and public service

Nixon has served in the Florida House since 2020. She won that seat by defeating longtime incumbent Kimberly Daniels, according to her campaign website.

Her professional background includes work as executive director of Florida For All, a role she has held since 2022, according to BallotReady. She served as director of the higher education campaign at the Florida Public Services Union from 2019 to 2021 and as a field director for SEIU Florida from 2018 to 2019. Earlier, she was north Florida regional coordinator for Florida New Majority from 2011 to 2014 and a district aide in the office of state Rep. Mia Jones from 2009 to 2011. Nixon is also founder and principal of The Moxie Group LLC, a firm she started in 2015.

Nixon describes herself as a fifth-generation Jacksonville native. She co-owned Natalie's Nook & Candy Shop and founded Cafe Resistance, a bookstore and coffee shop in Jacksonville. She co-authored a children's book, "The Adventures of Moxie McGriff," and co-founded Melanin Market.

She also drew attention in Tallahassee. In April 2026, the Florida House reprimanded Nixon for using a megaphone on the House floor during debate over congressional redistricting, according to WLRN. In May 2026, she staged a sit-in at Gov. Ron DeSantis's office to protest Florida's redrawn congressional map and was charged with trespassing and resisting an officer without violence, according to CBS 12. In 2025, she sued the state after being denied access to the Everglades immigration detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz," according to her campaign.

On the issues

Nixon's positions below are stated on her campaign website and through BallotReady candidate responses.

Healthcare: Nixon said she supports a universal, single-payer healthcare system. She said she would file legislation on her first day in office to reinstate the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired at the end of 2025. She also said she would use federal power to cap and negotiate prescription drug costs.

Economy and housing: Nixon said she would pass federal legislation to stop corporations from inflating prices on groceries, fuel and essential goods. She said she supports building affordable housing at scale, expanding down-payment assistance and establishing a federal backstop on insurance rate hikes.

Education: Nixon said she opposes diverting public dollars into private voucher programs and supports increasing Title I funding. She said she would raise teacher salaries and guarantee mental health resources in every school.

Social Security: Nixon said she would defend Social Security and Medicare without cuts or compromise.

Guns: Nixon said she supports common-sense gun reform, according to her campaign website.