A Florida state representative was arrested on Friday for holding a sit-in protest outside Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R-FL) office against the state’s newly drawn congressional map.
State Rep. Angie Nixon, a Democrat representing the district that includes Jacksonville, started the protest around noon and remained there for five hours, attempting to stay beyond the office’s closing, until she was arrested.
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While protesting, Nixon said her protest was in opposition to the Sunshine State’s new congressional map and that she would remain there until the governor spoke with her.
“I would love for the governor to come holler at your girl,” Nixon said during her protest. “I 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.”
She added that she was urging DeSantis
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