Nikki Fried

American lawyer and politician (born 1977)

Nicole Heather Fried[1] (/frd/ FREED;[2] born December 13, 1977) is an American politician and lawyer. She is the 12th Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services since 2019. She is the first woman elected to the position, the first Democrat to hold it since 2001, and the only Democratic statewide elected official in Florida.[3]

Nikki Fried
12th Agriculture Commissioner of Florida
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
GovernorRon DeSantis
Preceded byAdam Putnam
Personal details
Born (1977-12-13) December 13, 1977 (age 46)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Domestic partnerJake Bergmann (engaged)
EducationUniversity of Florida (BA, MA, JD)
WebsiteGovernment website

In June 2021, Fried announced her candidacy for Governor of Florida in the 2022 election.[4] She lost the Democratic nomination to U.S. Representative Charlie Crist in the August 2022 primaries.

References change

  1. Bruce Ritchie, Democratic ag commissioner candidate donated to Republicans, Politico (August 2, 2018).
  2. "Name Pronunciation". MSNBC. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  3. Bruce Ritchie, Caldwell concedes agriculture commissioner race after manual recount shows Fried winner, Politico (November 19, 2018).
  4. Ritchie, Bruce (June 1, 2021). "Florida's Nikki Fried jumps into 2022 race to challenge DeSantis". Politico. Retrieved 2021-06-01.