From 2004 to 2008, she was one of two deputy governors in the administration of Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, but departed before he was accused and then convicted of trying to sell then President-elect Barack Obama's senate seat.[6][5][7]
Nix had served as chief of staff to U.S. SenatorBill Nelson, where she was responsible for setting up his Washington, D.C. and Florida operations and managing a staff of fifty.[8] Senator Nelson served on the Foreign Relations, Armed Services, Budget and Commerce Committees. She was also policy director and chief of staff in Blair Hull’s Democratic primary campaign against the then-Senator Barack Obama.[9]
She previously served as campaign Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden. She was based in Chicago at the Obama for America headquarters for the 2012 presidential campaign.[10]
From 2009 to 2012, she was executive director of Bono's The ONE Campaign,[11] a global advocacy and campaigning organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa, by raising public awareness and working with political leaders to support effective policies and programs that save lives. She was responsible for ONE's advocacy, communications, and campaign activities in the United States.[12]
In 2023, it was announced that Nix would serve as campaign Chief of Staff to Vice President Harris for the 2024 campaign.[19] She would likely be touring swing states to highlight reproductive rights and gun safety initiatives.[20][21][22]
Personal life
Nix and her husband, an attorney, have three children. After the end of the Obama administration, Nix and her family returned to Illinois.[23]
