Florida Rep. Angie Nixon Arrested After Sit-in Outside DeSantis’ Office
The protest came as lawmakers faced criticism over mid-decade redistricting and voting-rights concerns, with Nixon reprimanded after remaining in the corridor.
- On Friday, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon was arrested for trespassing at Gov. Ron DeSantis' Capitol office after refusing law enforcement's requests to leave the lobby after 5 p.m.
- The protest targeted newly approved congressional redistricting maps that critics claim could add four Republican seats ahead of the 2026 elections. Nixon argued the legislature ignored rising living costs to prioritize what she called 'rigged maps' in support of Donald Trump.
- Previously reprimanded by the House Ethics Committee for a bullhorn protest, Nixon vowed to remain until the governor addressed affordability. DeSantis' chief of staff, Jason Weida, wrote on X that the office is not a 'platform for this performative nonsense.'
- Nixon, who was not taken to jail, confirmed she has a court date in June. The sit-in served as a precursor to Saturday's national day of action called 'The March is Not Over,' advocating for voting rights after Supreme Court decisions.
- A Tallahassee circuit judge is currently reviewing an injunction request from voting-rights groups Common Cause and Equal Ground to block the new congressional map. The lawsuit alleges an unconstitutional power grab by DeSantis and Republican leadership, which could leave Democrats with four of 28 seats.
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Florida Democrat Rep. Angie Nixon arrested in sit-in protest at DeSantis’ office over redistricting map
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon was arrested Friday after staging a sit-in at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office to protest a newly approved congressional redistricting map that could add up to four Republican seats ahead of the 2026 elections. The protest followed Nixon’s recent reprimand by a House ethics panel for disrupting the… The post Florida Democrat Rep. Angie Nixon arrested in sit-in protest at DeSantis’ office over redistric…
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Florida Rep. Angie Nixon arrested after sit-in outside DeSantis’ office
Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, was arrested Friday evening by Capitol Police after about five hours of staging a sit-in outside Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office.
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