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Jeremy Nixon
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Jeremy Nixon (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 Patrick R. Nixon, the founder of the Mustard Seed street ministry. Jason and Jeremy Nixon are the first two brothers to sit in the Alberta Legislature simultaneously.
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Political career
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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]
On November 23, 2021, Nixon was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Community and Social Services for Civil Society.[4]
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 from his position as parliamentary secretary.[5]
Danielle Smith, the Premier of Alberta, said on October 21, 2022 that Nixon would be promoted to cabinet as Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services.[6]
As Minister, Nixon was responsible for several files, including re-indexing Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and the Alberta Seniors Benefit to inflation.[7] Nixon led the Calgary Public Safety and Community Response Task Force aimed at finding solutions to the ongoing addictions and homelessness crises in the city.[7][8][9][10][11] Nixon was able to secure $20 million in funding for food banks in Alberta.[10]
He lost his seat in the 2023 Alberta general election to Lizette Tejada of the Alberta New Democratic Party.[12]
Following Ron Liepert's announcement that he would not be running in the 2025 Canadian federal election, Nixon announced that he was seeking the Conservative Party of Canada's nomination for Calgary Signal Hill.[13] He lost the nomination to David McKenzie.
On March 23, 2025, Nixon announced that he had been selected as the Conservative Party candidate for Calgary-Confederation, after incumbent Len Webber announced his resignation.[14]
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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; Jeremy worked for the Mustard Seed for a decade.[15] He is the brother of Alberta MLA Jason Nixon.[16] He and his wife, Anita, have four children.
Electoral history
2025 federal election
2023 general election
2019 general election
2015 general election
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] | ||||
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