{"id":2603400,"date":"2026-05-15T23:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrat-arrested-after-sit-in-outside-desantiss-office\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T23:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:28:07","slug":"florida-democrat-arrested-after-sit-in-outside-desantiss-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrat-arrested-after-sit-in-outside-desantiss-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Democrat arrested after sit-in outside DeSantis&#8217;s office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-democrat-arrested-after-sit-in-outside-desantiss-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603400&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon was arrested after staging a sit-in protest outside Gov. ron DeSantis\u2019s office in opposition to the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vernon-jones-drops-out-of-georgia-governors-race-endorses-david-perdue\/\" title=\"Vernon Jones Drops Out of Georgia Governor\u2019s Race, Endorses David Perdue\">newly drawn congressional map<\/a>. nixon, a Democrat representing the Jacksonville area, protested for about five hours, saying she would stay until the governor spoke with her adn urged DeSantis to call a special session to \u201cunrig the maps.\u201d After her arrest, she said she was fighting for constituents and called for the release of all peacefully arrested protesters and for the legislature to revisit the map. DeSantis and his chief of staff criticized her actions, and it was noted that Nixon had previously been reprimanded for similar floor protests. The map has already been signed by DeSantis, giving Republicans a 24-4 advantage, and a lawsuit challenging it was filed shortly after it was approved.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"159\">Florida<\/a> state representative was arrested on Friday for holding a sit-in protest outside Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"575\">Ron DeSantis<\/a>\u2018s (R-FL) office against the state\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">newly drawn<\/a> congressional map.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Angie Nixon, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrat\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"475\">Democrat<\/a> representing the district that includes Jacksonville, started the protest around noon and remained there for five hours, attempting to stay beyond the office\u2019s closing, until she was arrested. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4570644\/lauren-boebert-campaign-thomas-massie-tough-kentucky-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lauren Boebert to campaign for Thomas Massie ahead of tough primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4570409\/steve-cohen-ends-reelection-bid-new-maps-redrew-his-district\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Steve Cohen ends reelection bid due to redrawn district<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4568962\/bill-cassidy-anti-abortion-policy-reelection\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Cassidy bets on anti-abortion policy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-cassidy-bets-on-anti-abortion-policy-to-save-reelection-bid\/\" title=\"Bill Cassidy bets on anti-abortion policy to save reelection bid\">save reelection bid<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>While <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protesters\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11455\">protesting<\/a>, Nixon said her protest was in opposition to the Sunshine State\u2019s new congressional map and that she would remain there until the governor spoke with her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI would love for the governor to come holler at your girl,\u201d Nixon said during her protest. \u201cI was elected just like him. We need to have a conversation about why he continues to rig maps, why he continues to play political games, why he is not looking out for Floridians. We need to have that conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that she was urging DeSantis to call a special session to \u201cunrig the maps.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Nixon, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">U.S. Senate<\/a>, released a statement following her arrest, saying she was there fighting for constituents. Two other protesters were alongside her at the time of the arrest. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not allow our rights and representation to be taken away in silence,\u201d she said. \u201cAt a time when people need their leadership to step up and govern, Gov. DeSantis and the Republican-controlled legislature in Florida are playing politics with people\u2019s lives. I was arrested today along with outraged constituents demanding action instead of doing the job taxpayers send them to Tallahassee for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that she is calling for the release of all the peaceful protesters arrested Friday and for Florida\u2019s legislature to revisit the map. <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s chief of staff Jason Weida commented on a video of Nixon protesting following the arrest. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cReprimanded and now arrested,\u201d Weida said. <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis himself then commented on Weida\u2019s post, saying Nixon\u2019s arrest was deserved. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur office isn\u2019t a platform for this performative nonsense,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>One day earlier, Nixon was reprimanded by the Florida House Rules and Ethics Committee for loudly protesting the new congressional map on the state House floor. She engaged in a similar protest when the state House voted on a new congressional map in 2022. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4568163\/trump-desantis-sued-land-donation-presidential-library-florida\/\"><strong>TRUMP AND DESANTIS SUED OVER LAND DONATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new congressional map has already <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4553897\/desantis-signs-new-congressional-maps-netting-gop-4-seats\/\">been signed by DeSantis<\/a> and would give Republicans a 24-4 advantage in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-pennsylvania-could-be-ground-zero-for-a-novel-biden-and-trump-presidential-tie\/\" title=\"Why Pennsylvania May Become the Epicenter of a Potential Biden and Trump Tie in the Presidential Election\">state congressional delegation<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>A group of Florida Democratic voters and a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >voting rights group jointly filed<\/a> a lawsuit challenging the new map hours after DeSantis signed off on it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Democrat Rep. 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