Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon said she wants Republican Sen. Ashley Moody jailed, accusing Moody of involvement in the handling of $10 million associated with Florida’s Medicaid program. Moody has not been charged in connection with the Hope Florida settlement controversy and has denied wrongdoing, according to the supplied report.
Nixon made the remarks during a CNN interview with host Kasie Hunt. She alleged that money intended for sick children was redirected into two political funds used to oppose citizen-led ballot initiatives supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Nixon also criticized Moody’s vote on health care, saying it affected more than 440,000 Floridians. The source does not independently establish those allegations or provide Moody’s response to them.
Nixon’s call for jail came as she disputed campaign advertisements that she said falsely portrayed her as seeking to abolish prisons and defund police. She argued that those claims conflicted with her stated position on Moody. When Hunt asked directly whether Nixon wanted her opponent locked up, Nixon affirmed that she did, citing what she alleged Moody had done.
Asked whether she had evidence sufficient to justify jailing Moody, Nixon said she would seek an investigation if elected to the Senate. She referred to a Florida First District Court of Appeal decision blocking release of a grand jury report and noted that a judge on that court had been appointed by DeSantis. Nixon described the situation as evidence of corruption, but the supplied report does not establish that the court’s decision showed wrongdoing by Moody.
Nixon said she wanted investigators to determine what happened to the money and raised concerns about possible effects on children. She also called Moody a political “rubber stamp” for President Donald Trump and said she would pursue a full investigation as a senator.
Moody’s team did not immediately respond to a request for comment, the source reported. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat who appeared with Nixon during the interview, did not address her remarks. His office also had not immediately responded to a comment request.
Republican National Committee spokeswoman Emma Hall criticized Nixon’s statements. Hall questioned why Nixon wanted to jail a political opponent and challenged her position on prisons, referring to claims that Nixon supports abolishing them. Those were Hall’s comments, not an independent finding about Nixon’s policies.
The source says Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, won the Democratic Senate primary over Alexander Vindman earlier in the year. It also reports that Nixon told NBC News in August she is not a socialist, explaining that she joined the organization because she supported its positions on public housing, health care, help for homeless veterans and limiting big-money influence in politics. Moody has characterized Nixon as a socialist, according to the report; Nixon rejects that description.
