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Angie Nixon Says the Fight for Black Voting Power Demands Elected Officials ‘Get Louder’

Angie Nixon has spent more than two decades advocating for Black and working-class communities in Florida. But the Jacksonville native didn’t make a splash on the national stage until she stunned many in her bid to become the state’s first Black senator. The Democratic Socialist trounced her better-funded opponent Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic primary […]

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Angie Nixon Notches an Upset Victory in Florida’s Democratic Senate Primary

This story was originally reported by Mel Leonor Barclay of The 19th. Florida Democrat Angie Nixon, a progressive who recently joined the Democratic Socialists of America, won Democrats’ nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in a stunning upset that gave progressives a win in a highly unlikely state.  Nixon, a Florida state representative and community […]

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