FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon kicked off the final week before Election Day with a campaign stop in Fort Myers as part of her bid to become .
Inside the Quality Life Center in downtown Fort Myers, Nixon spoke in front of dozens of supporters. She outlined her priorities if elected to the Senate, including plans to address affordability, healthcare access, and support for working families.
“I’m here to let folks know that if they vote for me, I’m going to work to put more money in their pockets by helping to lower their cost of gas, lowering the cost of their groceries by winding us down out of this war in Iran.” Nixon said.
Local pastor Greg Ford said Nixon’s message resonates with him after witnessing the everyday struggles of families in Fort Myers. He pointed to rising costs and housing challenges affecting the community.
“Living in Southwest Florida… being able to handle the tax situations and also, you know, eating because food is the issue for us now,” Ford said. “We’re all now living two or three families inside of one home because they cannot afford it.”
Friday, and took the stage with Nixon’s opponent, U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, who is running for re-election as the Republican candidate. Trump praised Moody’s record in the Senate.
“In the Senate, Ashley was the pivotal vote to give you the largest tax cuts in history, and much more than that, she’s been a great senator, and she will continue to be,” Trump said. “She has my endorsement and complete support.”
According to her website, Moody’s campaign is dedicated to policies that promote law and order, economic prosperity and American sovereignty.
Moody took the stage to discuss issues with border security and drug trafficking. She said her work as attorney general and in the Senate helped improve public safety.
“It was my honor to be the only attorney general in the nation to be on President Trump’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice to fight for this nation and to fight for you. And when I got to the U.S. Senate, I took that same fight, and with this administration, within one year, we had the largest ever drop in violent crime in the history of this nation,” Moody said.
Trump has been vocal about his disapproval of Nixon, at times calling her radical. Nixon responded to that characterization.
“There’s nothing radical or extreme about me wanting to ensure people have money in their pockets and if you work hard here in this country that you can afford to live in this country, there’s nothing radical or extreme about that,” Nixon said.
With eight days until Election Day, both and continue to campaign across the state. Jim Rosinus, chair of the Democratic Party of Lee County, emphasized the importance of voter turnout.
“This is a critical election. It’s going to be a very close election, and every vote counts,” Rosinus said.
Election Day is next Tuesday, but early voting is open now across Southwest Florida counties.