Jeremy Nixon
Jeremy Nixon | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services | |
| Assumed office Incoming | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Coolahan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2012–15) |
Jeremy Nixon MLA (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.
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]
Nixon ran for political office to give the vulnerable sector a voice in the Alberta Legislature. 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 following the establishment of a "safe corridor" between Hawaii and Alberta.[4] However, there was a provincial travel advisory in place, asking Albertans to avoid non-essential travel if possible.[5] Faced with pressure from media, Nixon resigned[6] from his position as parliamentary secretary.[7][8]
On November 23, 2021, Nixon was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Community and Social Services for Civil Society.[9]
Premier Danielle Smith said on October 21, 2022 Nixon would be promoted to cabinet as Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services.[10]
Personal life
Nixon was born in Calgary, Alberta. His dad, Pat Nixon, is the founder of the Mustard Seed; a non-profit organization with a mission to eliminate homelessness and reduce poverty.[11] He is the brother of Alberta MLA Jason Nixon.[12] Nixon is married to Anita and together they have 4 children.
Electoral history
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[13][14][15] 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[16] | ||||
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.
- ^ "Canadians can bypass Hawaii's quarantine with new testing program". Travelweek. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "COVID-19 public health actions". www.alberta.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.
- ^ "Patrick R. Nixon | Alberta.ca".
- ^ "Alberta election 2019: The ridings to watch | CBC News".
- ^ "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.