Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon landed another endorsement from a prominent national progressive Democrat: congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The Ocasio-Cortez endorsement comes after Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the nation's most influential liberal and progressive voice, announced his support of Nixon, a state representative from Jacksonville.
Nixon is challenging Republican Sen. Ashley Moody in November for the U.S. Senate.
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The popular New York Democrat known as AOC announced her endorsement on Wednesday in a statement released by Nixon's Senate campaign team.
"At a time when working families are fighting tooth and nail to make ends meet while the [Trump] administration sells them out to corrupt special interests, we need to stand behind leaders who are accountable to working people and stand up to greedy corporations," Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. "Angie Nixon will do just that — from fighting for universal healthcare and childcare to proposing a national rent freeze."
"Angie will be an exemplary fighter for the working families of Florida and will do it all without a dime of corporate PAC money," Ocasio-Cortez said.
Said Nixon: "AOC is a fighter and a reminder of what's possible when you put the needs of the people first, instead of protecting the interests of the wealthy and well-connected."
Nixon added: "This endorsement adds fuel to an already energized campaign, reinforcing that people are looking forward to real change and representation."
The endorsement by Ocasio-Cortez reaffirms the race is drawing national attention during the 2026 election campaign cycle.
Last month, Nixon soundly defeated her Democratic primary opponent, Alex Vindman, a moderate former national security professional who played a central role in President Donald Trump's first impeachment.
She won 56% to 44%, despite being vastly outraised by Vindman and not getting the support of the Democratic establishment in Florida or nationally.
The November winner will complete the final two years of the term won in 2022 by Marco Rubio, who resigned in 2025 to become secretary of state. Moody, who was Florida's attorney general at the time, was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve until the special election.
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