After disrupting a congressional map vote, Angie Nixon is making her case for the Senate
Published
July 7, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)
Angie Nixon (Photo: Yerimiah Allen)
In a moment when Black Americans’ voting rights seem under threat, state Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Fla., finds herself aiming to follow in the footsteps of her ancestors and mentors. She takes inspiration from elder and fellow state Rep. Yvonne Hinson, D-Fla., who stood up to horrors while fighting for the right to vote during the Civil Rights Movement and, at 79, tells Nixon she’s tired of battling her Republican colleagues to maintain it.
