Jeremy Nixon
Jeremy Nixon ECA (born 1982) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Klein in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He is the brother of Jason Nixon, and the son of Pat Nixon who founded The Mustard Seed. They are the first two brothers to sit in the Alberta Legislature simultaneously.
The Honourable Jeremy Nixon | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services | |
| In office 2022 – May 2023 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein | |
| In office April 16, 2019 – May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Coolahan |
| Succeeded by | Lizette Tejada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 41–42)[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2012–15) |
| Website | https://jeremynixon.ucp2023.ca/ |
Political career
After obtaining a Bachelor of Communications and Culture from the University of Calgary, Nixon spent 15 years working in the not-for-profit and government sector. He held leadership roles with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary, the Mustard Seed, Canadian Mental Health Association and the City of Calgary.[2]
During office, he sat on various Standing Committees including the Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee, the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and the Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members' Public Bills.[3]
In December 2020, Nixon traveled to Hawaii during the height of a COVID-19 wave in Alberta. Faced with public scrutiny over his vacation, Nixon resigned[4] from his position as parliamentary secretary.[5][6]
On November 23, 2021, Nixon was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Community and Social Services for Civil Society.[7]
Premier Danielle Smith said on October 21, 2022 Nixon would be promoted to cabinet as Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services.[8]
Nixon took on several initiatives including re-indexing Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and the Alberta Seniors Benefit to inflation.[9] After losing his seat in the 2023 Provincial Election, his brother Jason Nixon took over his cabinet position and portfolio. Though Jason Nixon has agreed to provide further funding for shelters to help skyrocketing homeless populations in Alberta, his Ministry is also planning on selling 3,000 social housing units that it owns to private landlords, representing 27,000 affordable units - or a majority of the province's social housing stock.[10] Nixon currently leads the Calgary Public Safety and Community Response Task Force aimed at finding solutions to the ongoing addictions and homelessness crises in the city.[11][12][13][14][15]
He lost his seat in the 2023 Alberta general election to Lizette Tejada from the Alberta New Democratic Party.[16]
Personal life
Nixon was born in Calgary, Alberta. His father, Pat Nixon, is the founder of the Mustard Seed; a non-profit organization with a mission to eliminate homelessness and reduce poverty.[17] He is the brother of Alberta MLA Jason Nixon.[18] Nixon is married to Anita and together they have four children.
Electoral history
2023 general election
| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lizette Tejada | 10,564 | 50.87 | +10.97 | ||||
| United Conservative | Jeremy Nixon | 9,697 | 46.69 | -0.92 | ||||
| Green | Kenneth Drysdale | 353 | 1.70 | +0.36 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Rob Oswin | 153 | 0.74 | – | ||||
| Total | 20,767 | 99.17 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 173 | 0.83 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,940 | 59.23 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 35,352 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +5.95 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[19] | ||||||||
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Jeremy Nixon | 10,473 | 47.62 | -3.65 | $71,085 | |||
| New Democratic | Craig Coolahan | 8,776 | 39.90 | -2.63 | $42,716 | |||
| Alberta Party | Kara Levis | 1,842 | 8.37 | – | $18,147 | |||
| Liberal | Michael Macdonald | 396 | 1.80 | -4.06 | $1,598 | |||
| Green | Janine St. Jean | 294 | 1.34 | +1.23 | $750 | |||
| Alberta Independence | C.W. Alexander | 214 | 0.97 | – | $3,445 | |||
| Total | 21,995 | 99.05 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 210 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,205 | 64.56 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 34,392 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | -0.51 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[20][21][22] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Craig Coolahan | 8,098 | 44.29% | 34.14% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kyle Fawcett | 4,878 | 26.68% | -14.54% | ||||
| Wildrose | Jeremy Nixon | 4,206 | 23.00% | -11.58% | ||||
| Liberal | David Gamble | 1,104 | 6.04% | -5.89% | ||||
| Total | 18,286 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 168 | 41 | 51 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 34,702 | 53.33% | -2.15% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 5.48% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "17 - Calgary-Klein, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 151–153. | ||||||||
2012 general election
| 2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Kyle Fawcett | 6852 | 41.21% | |
| Wildrose | Jeremy Nixon | 5755 | 34.61% | |
| Liberal | Christopher Tahn | 1980 | 11.91% | |
| New Democratic | Marc Power | 1687 | 10.15% | |
| Evergreen | Roger Gagné | 354 | 2.13% | |
| Total | 16628 | |||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | ||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | % | |||
| Source: Elections Alberta[23] | ||||
References
- Riding profiles; A snapshot of all of the ridings and the candidates running in the Calgary area in Monday's provincial election Calgary Herald; Calgary, Alta. [Calgary, Alta]22 Apr 2012: C.4.
- "Jeremy Nixon biography". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- "Committees". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- "Travel debacle leads to resignation of UCP officials". The Toronto Star. 2021-01-13. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- "7 Alberta cabinet ministers, MLAs, staff resign after holiday travels: Kenney". Coast Mountain News. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- "Uproar over holiday travel of Alberta politicians amidst pandemic". CTV News. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- "Cabinet".
- Johnson, Lisa (October 21, 2022). "Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces new cabinet, keeping several key Kenney ministers". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-government-to-re-index-aish-seniors-benefits-to-inflation-1.6646878
- "A Proposed Housing Plan Will Make Life Worse for Tenants in Alberta". Jacobin. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- "Alberta government to re-index AISH, seniors benefits to inflation". CBC News. 2022-11-10. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28.
- https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/province-announces-affordable-housing-program-130012009.html
- https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/alberta-government-announces-pay-increase-for-workers-supporting-people-with-disabilities/
- https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/alberta-commits-20-million-to-food-banks-agencies-struggling-with-inflation
- "Alberta government task force created to tackle social issues in Calgary - Calgary | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31.
- "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Klein | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- "Patrick R. Nixon | Alberta.ca".
- "Alberta election 2019: The ridings to watch | CBC News".
- "15 - Calgary-Klein". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- "15 - Calgary-Klein, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 58–62. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- "Unofficial Poll Results - 17 CALGARY-KLEIN - 82 Polls Reporting Out of 82". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved 2019-04-17.