Angie Nixon Upsets to Win Florida Senate | Jacksonville News

Angie Nixon, a Democratic Socialist and Jacksonville native, stunned the political world by winning Florida’s Senate primary with 56% of the vote, setting her up to face GOP Sen. Ashley Moody in November. Her progressive platform—universal healthcare, free childcare, tuition-free college, funded by taxing billionaires and cutting military spending—resonates with working families. As the second Black woman to win a major-party Senate nod in Florida, Nixon’s victory signals a rising tide of democratic socialist influence and could usher in the state’s first Black U.S. Senator. Despite a recent trespassing charge from protesting Florida’s gerrymandered maps, she sees this win as just the start of a movement for systemic change. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/37ee53fb7bf2664b