National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Angie Nixon from Florida for the U.S. Senate. If elected, Nixon will join nurses in our fight to take on the billionaire class and deliver for workers, abolish ICE, and guarantee comprehensive health care through Medicare for All.

“Angie Nixon is a proven fighter, and the leader Floridians deserve,” said NNU President Jamie Brown, RN. “In her role as state representative and union organizer, Angie took on corrupt billionaires and corporate-backed politicians to deliver strong workplace protections, access to healthy food, and affordable childcare. Nurses are ready to get to work to elect Angie so that together we can fight for progressive policy wins that will transform our health care system and build an economy that benefits all working people.”

“I am honored to earn the support of National Nurses United, a union that has been on the front lines of the fight for bold, progressive change,” said Angie Nixon. “Our nurses experience every day the failings of a health care system that puts profit over patients. Together with NNU, we will pass Medicare for All, take on the billionaire class, and abolish ICE.”

NNU supports candidates who are committed to nurses’ values, including safe patient staffing in all hospitals across the country, protecting the rights of workers to organize, and guaranteeing health care to everyone. In a recent Gallup poll, nurses were voted the most trusted profession in the United States for the 24th consecutive year. NNU looks forward to helping elect Angie Nixon and working closely with her in Congress on the important issues that affect registered nurses, our patients, and our communities.

National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.