Editing Nixa, Missouri (section)

==Politics==
Nixa is part of [[Missouri's 7th congressional district]].

A petition was submitted in June 2021 to set a recall election for Mayor Brian Steele. The Christian County clerk certified enough valid signatures to trigger the recall election on Nov 2 2021. The petition claimed that Steele should be recalled for abuse of emergency powers by enacting a mandatory mask mandate and other restrictions during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which have since expired. The vote failed, with 75% of the vote going in favor of Steele.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://apnews.com/article/mo-state-wire-michael-brown-election-2020-health-coronavirus-pandemic-7138acb91a74b10a0df0f16f24470f75|website = apnews.com|title = Missouri mayor who required masks faces recall vote|date = 6 July 2021|access-date = 13 July 2021}}</ref>