The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), a watchdog group with conservative leanings, lodged a complaint on Monday against Florida state legislator and U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon, who has support from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). The complaint asserts that Nixon may have breached various state and federal laws.
Specifically, the complaint urges authorities to investigate whether Nixon utilized her now-defunct nonprofit organization, the Moxie Group Inc., for personal gain. This issue arises as she competes in a challenging race against incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody, a Republican from Florida.
Nixon’s campaign counters the allegations by highlighting that her connection to the nonprofit ended in December 2025, when she stepped down as its primary manager. The Moxie Group was originally set up to collect federal tax-exempt donations for a community initiative called Café Resistance, which was envisioned as a bookstore and coffee shop in Jacksonville.
NLPC is requesting that the Federal Election Commission, the IRS, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Florida attorney general look into the Moxie Group for several reasons: unreported charitable expenses, potential overlap with a for-profit venture, whether it solicited donations after disbanding, and if Nixon’s use of her business premises for campaign activities breaches federal campaign laws.
Nixon’s nonprofit reported spending $210,000 under an “other” category for the year, leaving a significant portion of its financial activities unexplained.
“While some expenses were detailed… a staggering $210,000 was simply marked as ‘other’ without any clarification or breakdown for how those funds were allocated, despite the requirement for itemizing such costs,” NLPC noted in its complaint, raising questions about the fate of that money.
Some of the $210,000 includes broad categorizations, but specific itemization is missing; for instance, there are claims of payments for program services amounting to $42,560 and $68,304, with another $3,437 labeled under management expenses.
Beyond just the “other” category, expenses included costs for equipment rentals, insurance, marketing, and fees related to non-employees.
NLPC insists that the financial ambiguities are crucial, especially given the intersections between Nixon’s nonprofit and her business interests. The complaint points out that after establishing her nonprofit in 2019, Nixon transferred its registration to her personal for-profit entity, also named Café Resistance Bookstore and Coffee Shop.
The NLPC also questions if Nixon continued to collect donations for her nonprofit even after its board decided to dissolve it on December 15, 2025. Reportedly, it took more than nine months to file for dissolution, which occurred on October 1, 2026.
The complaint alleges that the Moxie Group failed to take down its fundraising website, which promised donors a tax receipt for contributions. Screenshots of the archived site are included in the complaint.
Nixon’s campaign states that, following her resignation as the nonprofit’s manager in December 2025—prior to the board’s official disbanding—she had no involvement in any decisions regarding dissolution articles or donations made afterward.
Another area of concern raised by NLPC is whether Nixon’s arrangement of using the nonprofit’s space for campaign events—without a formal payment—could infringe campaign finance regulations.
NLPC argues that Café Resistance has essentially been operating as the unofficial headquarters for Nixon’s campaign, citing that the venue is hosting phone bank activities. This is highlighted by an upcoming event on October 27 promoting phone banking efforts for her campaign.
Nixon’s website describes the event as a chance to engage voters during early voting, encouraging participants to bring their phones and laptops.
Interestingly, the campaign asserts that no payments have been made to Café Resistance, using only the parking lot for campaign activities. Moreover, they note that Nixon does not own the property.
However, NLPC contends that if any funds donated to the nonprofit went toward paying the business’s rent, that could constitute a violation of campaign finance laws.
NLPC argues that if contributions to the nonprofit were utilized to cover expenses for the for-profit Café Resistance, which in turn supported Nixon’s campaign, it could violate IRS rules for charities that prohibit such uses of funds.
Angie Nixon, having won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate earlier this year, is set to compete against Ashley Moody in the general election on November 3.
