On 2026-08-20, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) endorsed state Representative Angie Nixon in Florida's US Senate race. Nixon, a union organizer, had won the Democratic primary earlier that week.
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Bernie Sanders endorses Angie Nixon for Senate in Florida
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is backing state Rep. Angie Nixon, who notched an upset victory in Florida's Democratic primary this week, in her campaign for Senate. “Angie Nixon is proof that organized people can take on organized money — and win. Outspent more than 16 to 1, she won in a landslide. Working people...
Sanders noted that Nixon is a union organizer. "She understands, as I do, that healthcare is a human right, that no one working full time should live in poverty, and that billionaires must finally pay their fair share of taxes,” he said. floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/20/b... Vermont independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has endorsed Democrat Angie Nixon in her battle for the U.S. Senate versus Republi