Anna Paulina Luna became the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress from Florida by flipping the 13th Congressional District red in 2022, where she has since been known for her strong conservative stance and alignment with the House Freedom Caucus (Washington Post, Tampa Bay Times).
Luna quickly gained attention for her role in high-profile House leadership battles, including initially opposing Kevin McCarthy's speakership and later participating in internal GOP debates about House rules and governance (CNN, Tampa Bay Times).
She has sponsored a large number of legislative proposals---43 in her first term, two of which became law---including bipartisan measures such as the 'No Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Act' and bills on military sexual assault prevention and proxy voting for new parents (Tampa Bay Times, Florida Politics, USA TODAY).
Luna frequently advances local Pinellas County issues, including pressuring the Army Corps on beach renourishment and advocating for veterans, but has faced criticism for securing less federal funding for her district than other Florida first-termers (Tampa Bay Times).
Her push to allow proxy voting for new parents after giving birth led to a bipartisan House debate, GOP leadership conflict, and a procedural compromise around vote pairing; this advocacy signaled her willingness to break with her party for family-related reforms (NBC - 8 WFLA, Orlando Sentinel).
Potential vulnerabilities have been noted, including constituent criticism for controversial votes prior to major hurricanes and for bringing less federal project funding to her district compared to her peers (NBC - 8 WFLA, Tampa Bay Times).
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Was Elected As First Mexican American Woman To Represent Florida In Congress According to Washington Post, "Twelve years before she was elected as the first Mexican American woman to represent Florida in Congress, Anna Paulina Luna was serving at Whiteman Air Force Base in Warrensburg, Mo." [Washington Post, 2/10/23]
2023: Luna Flipped Florida's 13th Congressional District To Republican Control According to Washington Post, "Luna's persona as a hard-line conservative who overcame steep personal odds helped her flip Florida's newly redistricted 13th Congressional seat red last year, riding the support of former president Donald Trump to victory over Democratic candidate Eric Lynn." [Washington Post, 2/10/23]
2023: Luna Was Elected As First Mexican American Woman To Represent Florida In Congress According to Stars and Stripes, "Twelve years before she was elected as the first Mexican American woman to represent Florida in Congress, Anna Paulina Luna was serving at Whiteman Air Force Base in Warrensburg, Mo." [Stars and Stripes, 2/10/23]
Luna Served As U.S. Representative For Florida's 13th Congressional District In 2022 According to The Sun, "Anna Paulina Luna is the US representative of Florida's 13th Congressional District." [The Sun, 2/11/23]
2023: Luna Expressed Interest In Joining Veterans Affairs Committee According to Washington Examiner, "Luna said she would like to sit on the Veterans Affairs Committee, as she is interested in reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs." [Washington Examiner, 2/7/23]
Anna Paulina Luna Became Congresswoman For Florida's 13th Congressional District By 2023 According to RationalWiki, "She is right now the congresswoman for the Florida's 13th congressional district." [RationalWiki, 12/9/23]
2024: Vern Buchanan Credited Luna As Hardworking And Effective According to Florida Politics, 'Congresswoman Luna is extremely hardworking and one of the best messengers we have in the delegation,' said U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, GOP Co-Chair of the Florida congressional delegation. [Florida Politics, 5/29/24]
2023: Luna Was Unable To Vote In Congress While On Maternity Leave According to Florida Politics, "The St. Petersburg Republican during her freshman year ended up sidelined for much of 2023, unable to vote on issues --- including the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy --- and a number of budget issues." [Florida Politics, 1/17/24]
2022: Luna Supported Ending Pandemic-Era Proxy Voting Policies According to Florida Politics, "Republicans, however, barred the practice when they won the House in 2022. Luna herself joined in getting rid of those proxy vote rules." [Florida Politics, 1/17/24]
2025: Luna Identified As Florida's 13th Congressional District Representative And First Mexican-American Woman Elected From Florida According to Times of India, "Anna Paulina Luna is a Republican Congresswoman from Florida, representing the 13th district. A US Air Force veteran, Luna served as a security forces airman before transitioning to politics. She made history as the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress from Florida." [Times of India, 4/1/25]
2022: Luna Was Elected First Hispanic Republican Woman To Congress From Florida According to a blog post by Bellucci on TheDPLG, "In 2022, she ran again and won, becoming the first Hispanic Republican woman elected to Congress from Florida." [Blog Post - Bellucci on TheDPLG, 2/1/25]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Served As U.S. Representative From Florida's 13th District According to Historica Wiki, "Anna Paulina Luna (6 May 1989-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-FL 13) from 3 January 2023, succeeding Charlie Crist." [Historica Wiki, 1/18/25]
2024: Analyst Cited Controversial Votes By Luna Before Hurricanes According to NBC - 8 WFLA, 'Although she has had some good feedback on some of her constituent work, very controversial votes right before the last two hurricanes that are making her very vulnerable,' Newsom said. [NBC - 8 WFLA, 11/1/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Sought Reelection To Represent Florida's 13th Congressional District According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Anna Paulina Luna (R) y Whitney Fox (D) están luchando por un puesto para representar al 13º Distrito Congresional de Florida en la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos. [...] La congresista Paulina Luna aspira a su segundo mandato en el Congreso, ya que actualmente cumple su primer mandato representando al Distrito 13 del Congreso." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 11/5/24]
2024: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Represented Most Of Pinellas County According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, whose district covers most of Pinellas County [...]" [NBC - 8 WFLA, 12/20/24]
Anna Paulina Luna Represented Florida's 13th Congressional District In 2025 According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "Luna represents the 13th congressional district in Pinellas County." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 1/28/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Representó El Distrito 13 De Florida Y Fue Miembro De La Asociación Para La Democracia De La Cámara Baja According to El Nuevo Herald, "representa al Distrito 13 de Florida, la joven de 35 años fue nombrada miembro de la Asociación para la Democracia de la Cámara de Representantes del Congreso." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/30/25]
2025: Luna Gained Media Attention For Mount Rushmore Bill According to Citrus County Chronicle (Florida), "But sponsoring the bill assured the little-known second-termer a day or two of media attention and gives Luna bragging rights if any challenger tries to out-sycophant her in a Republican primary next year." [Citrus County Chronicle (Florida), 2/7/25]
2025: Luna Represented Pinellas County In Congress According to Citrus County Chronicle (Florida), "The Pinellas County congresswoman's idea probably won't get far in Congress, considering the tiny GOP majority in the House." [Citrus County Chronicle (Florida), 2/7/25]
2025: Luna Was Identified As Pinellas County Congresswoman And Second-Term Representative According to Wakulla News, "The Pinellas County congresswoman's idea probably won't get far in Congress, considering the tiny GOP majority in the House. But sponsoring the bill assured the little-known second-termer a day or two of media attention [...]" [Wakulla News, 2/12/25]
April 2025: Luna Celebrated Legislative Victory On House Steps After Rule Vote According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "She celebrated on the House steps, saying: 'Never bet against the Luna.'" [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
2025: Speaker Johnson Met With Luna Amid Proxy Voting Tensions According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Johnson said he met with Luna in his office at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
2025: Rep. Chu Asserted Luna Worked To Rally Republican Support According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "'It's hanging in the balance because we actually have a very good attendance today, and if every Democrat votes it would only take a couple of Republicans to join us to kill this,' Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) said. 'All I know is Luna's working really hard on her fellow Republicans.'" [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
April 2025: Luna Outlined District Priorities During Second Term According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, "In an interview last week, the congresswoman outlined some of her goals while in her second term. 'Ensuring that we are able to finalize beach renourishment. we have a temporary fix right now but we want a final solution,' Luna said." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, 4/10/25]
2025: Luna Resigned From Freedom Caucus Over Proxy Voting Dispute According to Orlando Sentinel, "Herself among the more far-right conservatives in the House, her desk adorned with a model of President Donald Trump on Mount Rushmore, Luna resigned from the Freedom Caucus, accusing them of working against her." [Orlando Sentinel (Florida), 4/13/25]
2024: Luna Accused Freedom Caucus Of Opposing Her Proxy Voting Proposal And Resigned According to Orlando Sentinel, "Herself among the more far-right conservatives in the House, her desk adorned with a model of President Donald Trump on Mount Rushmore, Luna resigned from the Freedom Caucus, accusing them of working against her." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/13/25]
January 2023: PBS Listed Luna Among New Members Seeking House Rules Changes For Greater Power According to PBS Newshour Weekend, "They want more power for individual members of the House. This speaks to the nature of the House itself, and they include some new members, some incoming members, like Representative Anna Luna of Florida." [PBS Newshour Weekend, 1/1/23]
January 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Opposed McCarthy's Speakership Bid According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Anna Paulina Luna, who won her Florida House race in the November midterms, has voted against McCarthy for the Speakership." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 1/5/23]
November 2022: Anna Paulina Luna Was Elected As A House Freshman According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Five of the Republicans who have voted against McCarthy were first elected to the House in November. Brecheen, Crane, Luna, Ogles and Self, who all are poised to be freshmen in the 118th Congress, voted for Republicans other than McCarthy in the first six rounds of voting, staking their opposition...before ever having been sworn into the House." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 1/5/23]
January 2023: Luna Nominated Byron Donalds For Speaker Of The House According to CNN The Lead with Jake Tapper 5:00 PM EST, "REP. ANNA PAULINA LUNA (R-FL): Madam Speaker, I would like to rise to nominate Byron Donalds for speaker of the House." [CNN The Lead with Jake Tapper 5:00 PM EST, 1/5/23]
January 2023: Luna Argued Republican Speaker Discussions Benefited The American People According to CNN The Lead with Jake Tapper 5:00 PM EST, "But I want to clarify something real quick to my colleagues across the aisle. What you're seeing with this discussion does not mean that we are dysfunctional and in no way, shape or form will a Democrat ever hold the gavel to a Republican controlled House. These discussions and dialogues have actually been good for the American people." [CNN The Lead with Jake Tapper 5:00 PM EST, 1/5/23]
January 2023: Luna Urged Support For Byron Donalds As Speaker According to CNN The Lead with Jake Tapper 5:00 PM EST, "I ask my colleagues today to support him. I think he's an incredible representation of what this country is. And that is exactly why he has my vote for speaker of the House." [CNN The Lead with Jake Tapper 5:00 PM EST, 1/5/23]
2023: Luna Was A First-Term Member Opposing McCarthy According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, "Brecheen, Crane, Luna, Ogles y Self, quienes están listos para ser estudiantes de primer año en el Congreso 118, votaron por otros republicanos además de McCarthy en las primeras seis rondas de votación, apostando su oposición al líder del Partido Republicano antes de haber tomado posesión del cargo." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, 1/5/23]
2023: Luna Blocked McCarthy From Becoming Speaker According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "A newly-elected congresswoman from Tampa Bay is one of the nearly 20 GOP holdouts blocking Representative Kevin McCarthy from becoming the next Speaker of the House. Anna Paulina Luna is still the Representative-elect from Pinellas County because she and the other members cannot be sworn in for the 118th Congress until they select a Speaker." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 1/6/23]
2023: Luna Said Speaker Debate Was Important For Pinellas Residents According to NBC - 8 WFLA, '"This is about what's best for Pinellas residents and the American people. The discussion and debate is important and desperately needed," Luna told News Channel 8.' [NBC - 8 WFLA, 1/6/23]
2023: Luna Nominated Byron Donalds For Speaker During 10th Round Of Voting According to NBC - 8 WFLA, 'During the 10th round of voting on Thursday, Rep.-elect Luna nominated fellow Florida Republican, Byron Donalds.' [NBC - 8 WFLA, 1/6/23]
2023: Luna Clarified Republican Debate Was Not Dysfunction According to NBC - 8 WFLA, '"I want to clarify something real quick to my colleagues across the aisle," Luna said on the House floor, "what you're seeing with this discussion does not mean we are dysfunctional. In no way shape or form will a Democrat ever hold the gavel to a Republican-controlled House."' [NBC - 8 WFLA, 1/6/23]
2023: Luna Entered Negotiations With GOP After House Adjournment According to NBC - 8 WFLA, 'News Channel 8 requested an on-camera or phone interview with Luna, but she said she went straight into negotiations with fellow Republicans after the House adjourned on Thursday night.' [NBC - 8 WFLA, 1/6/23]
January 2023: Tampa Bay Times Reported Luna Was A Leading Voice Against McCarthy For Speaker According to Tampa Bay Times, "Reps.-elect Anna Paulina Luna of St. Petersburg and Matt Gaetz from the Florida Panhandle have also been leading voices in the small but stiff resistance to McCarthy." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/6/23]
January 2023: Rutherford Blamed Luna For Congressional Office Inactivity During Speaker Stalemate According to Tampa Bay Times, "Rep.-elect John Rutherford, a Republican from the Jacksonville area, blamed Donalds, Luna and Gaetz by name in a tweet saying his office cannot help constituents. 'The small minority obstructing the speaker election is causing real consequences for Americans,' he wrote." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/6/23]
January 2023: Luna Flipped And Supported McCarthy After Initial Resistance According to Tampa Bay Times, "By Friday afternoon, Donalds and Luna had flipped and supported McCarthy while Gaetz remained a holdout." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/6/23]
January 2023: Tampa Bay Times Reported Luna Did Not Respond To Comment Requests On Speaker Protest According to Tampa Bay Times, "Donalds, Luna and Gaetz did not respond to requests for comment sent by text and to their offices by Friday afternoon. But they have said that their protest is based on their constituents' desire to root out the establishment in Washington." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/6/23]
January 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Voted For McCarthy In The 13th Ballot For House Speaker According to CNN, during the 13th ballot for the election of the House Speaker, Luna voted for McCarthy. CNN stated, "Let's listen to see if Anna Paulina Luna stays for McCarthy that is coming up. [...] REP. ANNA PAULINA LUNA (R-FL): McCarthy. [...] She had changed over in the last vote, so she has stuck with McCarthy." [CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL 2:30 PM EST, 1/6/23]
January 2023: Luna Opposed McCarthy's Speakership Bid According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Una congresista recién elegida de Tampa Bay es una de los casi 20 opositores republicanos que impiden que el representante Kevin McCarthy se convierta en el próximo presidente de la Cámara. Anna Paulina Luna sigue siendo la representante electa del condado de Pinellas porque ella y los demás miembros no pueden prestar juramento para el Congreso 118 hasta que seleccionen un presidente." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 1/6/23]
January 2023: Luna Said Debates Over Speaker Were Necessary According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "'Se trata de lo que es mejor para los residentes de Pinellas y el pueblo estadounidense. La discusión y el debate son importantes y se necesitan desesperadamente', dijo Luna a News Channel 8." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 1/6/23]
January 2023: Luna Nominated Byron Donalds During Speaker Vote According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Durante la décima ronda de votaciones del jueves, la representante electa Luna nominó a su colega republicano de Florida, Byron Donalds." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 1/6/23]
January 2023: Luna Rejected Notion That Speaker Dispute Meant Dysfunction According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "'Quiero aclarar algo muy rápido a mis colegas al otro lado del pasillo', dijo Luna en el piso de la Cámara, 'lo que están viendo con esta discusión no significa que seamos disfuncionales. De ninguna manera un demócrata sostendrá el mazo de una Cámara controlada por los republicanos'." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 1/6/23]
January 2023: Luna Entered Negotiations After Thursday House Adjournment According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "News Channel 8 solicitó una entrevista en cámara o por teléfono con Luna, pero ella dijo que entró directamente en negociaciones con otros republicanos después de que la Cámara levantó la sesión el jueves por la noche." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 1/6/23]
2022: Letter Writer Cindy Maxwell Reported Anna Paulina Luna Joined Conservative Congressional Rebellion According to a letter to the editor published in Tampa Bay Times, "In 2022, Anna Paulina Luna won 53% of the vote to become our representative in Congress. This is her first term. She started by throwing in her lot in with a motley band of 20 Republican politicians who were unwilling to unite with their conference to elect a speaker. Those Republicans who rebelled weren't unified in their demands or even about why they were rebelling." [Letter to the Editor - Tampa Bay Times, 1/9/23]
2022: Anna Paulina Luna Was Elected To The U.S. House From Pinellas County, Florida According to Tampa Bay Times, "Interest in Luna has grown since she won the U.S. House seat once held by Charlie Crist." [Tampa Bay Times, 2/14/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Denied House Republicans Were Responsible For Potential Default In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "If there is a default, it's not going to be the fault of any one House Republican. We did our job, and it's time that this administration does theirs." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business (Neil Cavuto), 5/23/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted Default Would Be Biden And Yellen's Choice In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "If there is a default, it is going to be because Biden and Yellen chose to not pay the interest and the treasuries, meaning that they chose to actively not pay, when we well have money to do so, in addition to paying for Medicare, Social Security and the military." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business (Neil Cavuto), 5/23/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Pledged To Continue Messaging On Debt Ceiling Issue In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I have been doing everything that I can on messaging and will continue to put the facts out there for the American people." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business (Neil Cavuto), 5/23/23]
September 2023: Luna Committed To Return To Washington To Vote Against CR Despite Recent Illness According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "But in a sign of the high-stakes nature surrounding the appropriations process, Luna who had a baby in August and just got over a four-day-long fever and infection said she will return to Washington to vote against the continuing resolution if needed. 'If I'm needed, I'm coming,' Luna told The Hill, adding that she 'will fly to vote no because I know how important this is.'" [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 9/18/23]
2023: Miami New Times Stated Luna Was First Mexican-American Woman Elected To Congress From Florida According to Miami New Times, "The far-right congresswoman, the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress from Florida, has previously denied the 2020 presidential election results and made claims about her troubled upbringing in California that her family members later challenged." [Miami New Times, 9/29/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Called for Speaker Selection Based on Policy Not Personal Issues In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "It's my hope that people can, again, go back to policy, which is what they should have only been based on and find someone that can lead our country right now, because we're certainly not finding it out of the White House." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 10/20/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Spoke About Thomas Jefferson Rule in Ousting McCarthy In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Let me just remind the American people and my own Conference that they voted on that historical Thomas Jefferson rule to motion to vacate the chair. That is something that predated the 118th Congress. That was something that was put in place in order to empower the minority from the majority oppression. And frankly, that would have not happened if things were not said and promises were not broken." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 10/20/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Defended Use Of Thomas Jefferson Rule To Vacate Chair In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "let me just remind the American people and my own Conference that they voted on that historical Thomas Jefferson rule to motion to vacate the chair. That is something that predated the 118th Congress. That was something that was put in place in order to empower the minority from the majority oppression. And frankly, that would have not happened if things were not said and promises were not broken." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 10/20/23]
Anna Paulina Luna Held Florida's 13th Congressional District Seat In 2023 According to Tampa Bay Times, "A St. Petersburg Democrat and former Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority employee is running for the congressional seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, hoping to win what national Democrats see as a potential blue pickup in 2024." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/23/23]
Anna Paulina Luna Held Congressional District 13 Seat In Pinellas County As Of October 2023 According to Tampa Bay Times, "John Liccione of Gulfport has filed paperwork to run as a Democrat for the Pinellas congressional seat held by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna but the local party has declined to recognize his candidacy." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/27/23]
November 2023: Luna Represented District Covering Most Of Pinellas County According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, "Su distrito cubre gran parte del condado de Pinellas." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, 11/30/23]
Tampa Bay Times Reported Luna Served First Term Representing Florida's 13th District As Of January 2024 According to Tampa Bay Times, "She is now finishing her first term representing the 13th District, which covers most of the county excluding southeastern coastal areas." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/16/24]
Tampa Bay Times Identified Luna As A Republican Seeking Reelection In 2024 According to Tampa Bay Times, "Anna Paulina Luna is a first-term congressional Republican seeking reelection to the U.S. House District 13 seat representing much of Pinellas County." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/16/24]
2024: Luna Described Transforming Office Into Nursery After Childbirth According to CBS News Transcripts, "Luna has transformed part of her office into a nursery and the baby is a new fixture in these old Halls." [CBS News Transcripts, 2/18/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Addressed Marjorie Taylor Greene's Motion to Vacate and House Instability In an interview with FOX News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "we did see a Motion to Vacate filed by Marjorie Taylor Greene. And you know, a lot of people are saying, well, maybe she shouldn't have done that. But you know, she's representing her constituents. And I will say that, you know, I'm going to be listening about what my constituents want me to do, but we can't continue down this path of insanity." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News (Jesse Watters Primetime), 3/22/24]
May 2024: Luna Responded To Dan Goldman After Attendance Reference According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), at that point, joined the conversation. 'Yeah, maybe showing up for a vote,' he responded, an apparent reference to Luna missing votes in the Capitol Thursday afternoon after she appeared alongside Trump at his hush money trial in Manhattan. Luna shot back, calling Goldman a 'trust fund kid.'" [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 5/17/24]
May 2024: Luna Was Accused Of Missing Votes During Trump Trial Appearance According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "an apparent reference to Luna missing votes in the Capitol Thursday afternoon after she appeared alongside Trump at his hush money trial in Manhattan." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 5/17/24]
May 2024: Anna Paulina Luna Represented A Pinellas County Congressional District According to Tampa Bay Times, "Republican U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna [...] represents a Pinellas County-based congressional district." [Tampa Bay Times, 5/22/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Cited Congressional Actions On Beaches And Veterans To Appeal For Reelection According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna said other measures in Congress involving the Army Corps of Engineers beach renourishment and helping local veterans will win her another term and keep the district red." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 6/27/24]
2024: Luna Served On House Committees Overseeing Energy Policy And Natural Resources According to Miami Herald, "Luna, an Air Force veteran who entered politics after working at the conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA, sits on the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Oversight Committee's subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs." [Miami Herald, 7/1/24]
2024: Luna Served On House Natural Resources And Oversight Committees According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna, an Air Force veteran who entered politics after working at the conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA, sits on the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Oversight Committee's subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/2/24]
July 2024: Anna Paulina Luna Served As Incumbent For Florida's 13th Congressional District According to Tampa Bay Times, "Six candidates say they have what it takes to beat Republican U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna this fall." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/22/24]
2024: Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Identified Anna Paulina Luna as District 13 Incumbent According to an editorial published in Tampa Bay Times, "The winner gets the difficult task of trying to oust Republican incumbent Rep. Anna Paulina Luna in a district that leans Republican." [Editorial - Tampa Bay Times, 7/22/24]
Anna Paulina Luna Became Known As A Fierce Conservative In Congress By 2024 According to Islander News, "In her less than two full years in Congress, Luna has become known for her fierce conservative views and allegiance to former President Donald Trump." [Islander News: Web Edition Articles (Key Biscayne, Florida), 9/19/24]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Entered Congress And Aligned With The Hard Right According to Palm Beach Post (Florida), "Since arriving in Congress in 2023, Luna has aligned herself with the hard right on many issues, but her district is far from it." [Palm Beach Post (Florida), 4/7/24]
2023: Luna Was Part Of Republicans Who Withheld Support From Kevin McCarthy As Speaker According to Washington Post, "During her first week in Congress, Luna was part of a small group of Republicans who refused to elect Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House speaker, before earning major concessions and eventually switching her vote." [Washington Post, 2/10/23]
2023: Luna Refused To Elect Kevin McCarthy As House Speaker Before Switching Vote According to Stars and Stripes, "During her first week in Congress, Luna was part of a small group of Republicans who refused to elect Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House speaker, before earning major concessions and eventually switching her vote." [Stars and Stripes, 2/10/23]
2022: Anna Paulina Luna Won A Congressional Seat After Defeat Two Years Prior According to Florida Politics, "Two years after losing to a Democratic incumbent, U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna won a seat in Congress in 2022 despite being massively outspent. She arrived in Washington having flipped a seat and ready to shake things up on the Hill." [Florida Politics, 5/29/24]
2022: Anna Paulina Luna Carried Florida's 13th Congressional District By Eight Points According to Tampa Bay Times, "Cook rates the district 'Likely Republican.' Luna carried the redrawn seat by eight points in 2022." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/24/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Washington's 'Status Quo' Politics According to NBC - 8 WFLA, '"Anna cree que la mentalidad de 'todo sigue igual' en Washington ha arruinado las vidas de los estadounidenses comunes, quienes han sido defraudados por décadas de líderes que realmente no los valoran por nada más que sus votos", dice su sitio.' [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 11/5/24]
December 2024: Luna Indicated A House Vote On Stopgap Funding Bill Was Expected At 6:00 P.M. According to Fox News, Luna stated, "what I'm hearing is the vote will occur at 6:00 p.m. I don't know if they're going to do it by suspension, meaning they would need two-thirds." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO 4:00 PM EST, 12/19/24]
December 2024: Luna Expressed Optimism That Stopgap Bill Would Pass According to Fox News, Luna said, "I do believe this is going to be coming to the floor. Now, it'll be up to every member of Congress to vote their conscience and what's best for their district. But I do think that this is going to pass." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO 4:00 PM EST, 12/19/24]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Supported America First Agenda In Reelection Bid In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "when we ran for reelection, we all ran on the America First agenda, really securing our borders, eliminating some of these crazy taxes. But then also, too, ensuring that the American people were put first and foremost and not being forgotten." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Jesse Watters Primetime), 1/3/25]
2025: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Recalled Being A Holdout For Speaker Vote In January In an interview with Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "Being that I was one of the holdouts back in January, we were trying to change the institution. We did, and we saw today that we are a unified GOP moving forward." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime, 1/3/25]
2022: Anna Paulina Luna Ran For Congressional Seat Vacated By Charlie Crist According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna is running for the congressional seat Crist vacated as he runs for governor." [Tampa Bay Times, 8/24/22]
2023: Luna Participated In GOP House Speaker Vote Rebellion According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna joined more than a dozen conservative colleagues in a rebellion against Kevin McCarthy before he was elected House Speaker. They forced a historic 15 votes on who would lead the Republican-controlled chamber." [Tampa Bay Times, 2/14/23]
2022: Luna Won Republican Primary And Defeated Democrat Eric Lynn In General Election According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna again won the Republican primary, then beat Democrat Eric Lynn in the general election by eight points." [Tampa Bay Times, 2/14/23]
January 2023: Luna Participated In Rebellion Against Kevin McCarthy Before His Election As House Speaker According to Tampa Bay Times, "In January, Luna joined several other Republicans in a rebellion against McCarthy before he was elected House speaker." [Tampa Bay Times, 6/14/23]
2023: Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Clarified They Did Not Blame Anna Paulina Luna for Electoral System Issues According to an editorial published in Tampa Bay Times, "We're not blaming Gaetz, Luna or Castor. They're just playing by the rules, which don't work anymore." [Editorial - Tampa Bay Times, 10/2/23]
2023: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Was Absent From McCarthy Ouster Vote Due To Medical Issue According to Tampa Bay Times, "Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of St. Petersburg, who previously had joined with Gaetz in opposing McCarthy's speakership, was not present for Tuesday's vote. Luna spokesperson Edie Guy said Luna was recovering from an infection after recently giving birth." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/3/23]
2023: Luna Planned To Return To Washington For Speaker Votes After Absence According to Tampa Bay Times, "Guy said that Luna is 'flying back (to Washington) with her newborn to vote' starting Wednesday." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/3/23]
2023: Luna Announced Conditions For Supporting House Speaker Candidates According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna posted on the social media platform X that she would only vote for a speaker who 'publicly and clearly commits to defunding (special counsel) Jack Smith's anti-America election interference witch hunts and subpoenas Hunter Biden while bringing a vote on the impeachment of Joe Biden to the floor of the House.'" [Tampa Bay Times, 10/3/23]
Earlier In 2023: Luna Previously Opposed McCarthy's Speakership According to Tampa Bay Times, "[Luna] previously had joined with Gaetz in opposing McCarthy's speakership." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/3/23]
October 2023: Fox News Reported Anna Paulina Luna Was Absent From The House Due To Childbirth According to Fox News, "There's another member, Anna Paulina Luna, Republican of Florida, who's been absent because she's had a child." [Fox News, 10/3/23]
October 2023: Luna Did Not Participate In Vote To Remove McCarthy According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna was not present on Tuesday for the historic vote to dump House Speaker Kevin McCarthy." [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 10/4/23]
October 2023: Luna Announced Conditions For Speaker Vote Support According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), '"I will vote for the speaker who publicly and clearly commits to defunding Jack Smith's anti-American election interference witch hunts and subpoenas Hunter Biden while bringing a vote on impeachment of Joe Biden to the floor of the House," Luna said on X (formerly Twitter).' [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 10/4/23]
October 2023: Luna Cited Election Integrity And Anti-Corruption As Speaker Vote Priorities According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), '"We must have free and fair elections and end the corruption of our government," she continued. "America will only survive if we do those things. These are my terms."' [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 10/4/23]
January 2023: Luna Previously Supported McCarthy For Speaker After Promises Made According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'She had supported the former speaker in January after conservative GOP lawmakers, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, secured several promises from McCarthy to obtain their support.' [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 10/4/23]
October 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Did Not Vote On Continuing Resolution Due To Medical Reasons According to Longboat Observer, Rep. Luna's communications director, Edie Guy, wrote that Rep. Luna did not vote because she 'just had a baby is currently recovering from an infection. She was told she was not allowed to vote by proxy.' [Longboat Observer, 10/5/23]
2023: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Did Not Vote On CR Due To Medical Recovery According to Business Observer, Edie Guy, Rep. Luna's communications director, wrote that Rep. Luna did not vote because she 'just had a baby is currently recovering from an infection. She was told she was not allowed to vote by proxy.' [Business Observer (Sarasota, Florida), 10/13/23]
Anna Paulina Luna Won 2022 Election For Florida's 13th Congressional District According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna, 34, won the seat in 2022, beating Democrat Eric Lynn with about 53% of the vote." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/23/23]
Anna Paulina Luna Participated In Conservative Rebellion Against GOP Moderates In 2023 According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna has made a name for herself as a freshman in Congress as part of a conservative rebellion against the more moderate wing of the party. Before she was even sworn in, she was part of a group of Republicans who refused to vote for Kevin McCarthy to be speaker." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/23/23]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Congressional Actions As Merely Messaging Bills In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "But I mean, the fact that they are doing this, you know, I'm getting frustrated with Congress because I don't want to just do messaging bills." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 5/16/24]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Withheld Support As Speaker Of The House Holdout According to Tampa Bay Times, "Last year, she stood as one of the holdouts to the speaker of the House's confirmation." [Tampa Bay Times, 6/4/24]
Luna Represented Florida's 13th Congressional District In 2025 According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "Luna represents Florida's 13th Congressional District, which covers most of Pinellas County, including parts of St. Petersburg and all of Clearwater, Largo and Dunedin." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/22/25]
Anna Paulina Luna Planned To Reopen Office At Bay Pines In 2022 According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna said she's looking forward to reopening an office at Bay Pines." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 11/9/22]
2022: NBC Reported Anna Paulina Luna Flipped Florida's 13th Congressional District Red According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Republican Anna Paulina Luna successfully flipped Florida's 13th Congressional District red on Tuesday." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 11/9/22]
2022: NBC Stated Anna Paulina Luna Became Florida's First Mexican American Woman Elected To Congress According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna becomes Florida's first Mexican American woman elected to Congress and secures a new seat for the Republicans in the House." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 11/9/22]
2022: NBC Noted Anna Paulina Luna Defeated Eric Lynn In Florida's 13th Congressional District Race According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna defeated former president Barack Obama aide Eric Lynn in a tight race." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 11/9/22]
2022: NBC Described Anna Paulina Luna As One Of 13 Floridian Latino Members Of Congress According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "She joins 12 Floridan Latino members of Congress: 10 of Cuban descent, one of Puerto Rican descent and one of Ecuadorian descent." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 11/9/22]
2022: Orlando Sentinel Reported Luna Won Newly Redrawn District In Florida According to Orlando Sentinel, "Republicans increased their Latino representation in the House by adding Anna Paulina Luna, who has Mexican ancestry and won a newly redrawn district." [Orlando Sentinel (Florida), 11/21/22]
2022: Luna Became First Mexican American Woman Elected To Congress From Florida According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "Luna made history on Election Day, becoming the first Mexican American woman to be elected to Congress from Florida. Her victory over former Obama aide Eric Lynn flipped the Sunshine State's 13th Congressional District red. She will replace former Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), who left the seat to run for governor." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 11/28/22]
April 2024: Luna Identified Longstanding Frustration In Congress As Root Of Current Tensions According to CQ Transcriptions, Luna said, "[...] the tensions that exist in Congress currently have been, I think, a decade in the making. And so there is a lot of bad blood. There are still people that are frustrated that other members resigned, leaving us with an even slimmer majority." [CQ Transcriptions, 4/16/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Calmer Approach in House Turmoil In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think right now, sometimes the best way to defuse the situation, as you know tempers are pretty hot here in Washington, is to take a step back and just calm for a moment. And I would encourage all of my colleagues to do so. You know, when you're legislating with a hot head, nothing is accomplished for the American people. And I think that it would be a net negative." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN News Central, 4/18/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Urged Cooling Tempers in House Amid Speakership Turmoil In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "my advice to the speaker and my advice to this Republican body is to give people a few days to calm tempers because as you know, no decisions will be made that are good for the American people when there's hotheads. But again, I mean, I would not think that that would be best for a Republican speaker." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN News Central, 4/18/24]
Luna Pressured Army Corps To Advance Pinellas Beach Renourishment According to Florida Politics, "she has fought hard for the Army Corps to move ahead with renourishing beaches, even threatening the agency's funding over foot-dragging as officials seek 100% buy-in from property owners with public access easements." [Florida Politics, 5/29/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Sponsored Bipartisan Bill To Ban Parabens In Cosmetics According to Florida Politics, "U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is sponsoring bipartisan legislation to make it easier for people to know whether their makeup, sunscreen, shampoos and lotions contain harmful, potentially cancer-causing chemicals. Luna, a Republican, just filed a bill to ban the use of chemicals called parabens from skin products. The bill ( HR 8360), which she's carrying with Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo of Colorado, is called the 'No Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Act.'" [Florida Politics, 5/12/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized FDA Approvals Of Potentially Harmful Cosmetic Chemicals According to Florida Politics, "Americans are being poisoned. Organizations like the (Food and Drug Administration) approve these products, and yet women, children and men are suffering the consequences," Luna said in a video Friday when she and Caraveo filed the measure. "For far too long, our government has ignored these health consequences. This bill is a no-brainer." [Florida Politics, 5/12/24]
2023-2024: Luna Sponsored 43 Proposals In First House Term, Two Enacted According to Tampa Bay Times, "When it comes to legislative proposals, she has been one of the most prolific first-term members of Congress. She's sponsored 23 bills, 12 resolutions and eight amendments in her first term. Her 43 total proposals tied for seventh-most of the 83 new members of the House of Representatives, a Tampa Bay Times analysis found. Of those 43 proposals, two were enacted." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/19/24]
2023-2024: Luna Filed Bill Mandating Military Service For Pro-Ukraine Aid Lawmakers According to Tampa Bay Times, "In February, Luna proposed a bill mandating military service for members of Congress who think America should send aid to Ukraine." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/19/24]
2023-2024: Luna Raised Lowest Federal Funds To District Among First-Term Florida Lawmakers According to Tampa Bay Times, "Last fiscal year, Luna requested about $5 million in local projects, federal records show. About half of that money wound up in funding bills. Of every first-term lawmaker from Florida who asked for federal money, Luna brought the least to her district. (U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean did not request funding for any projects, federal records show.)" [Tampa Bay Times, 10/19/24]
Anna Paulina Luna Was Criticized For Not Resolving Beach Erosion Dispute According to Tampa Bay Times, "And she [Fox] criticized Luna for failing to resolve an ongoing dispute about beach erosion, despite a solution having evaded both Democrats and Republicans." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/24/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Outlined Congressional Priorities On Veterans, Environment, And Accountability According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "According to her website, Paulina Luna said she will advocate for veterans, preserve the natural environment beaches, and coastlines of Pinellas County, and fight for education and government accountability while fighting against illegal immigration." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 11/5/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Explained Legislative Focus For Next Term According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "We have introduced legislation that will cut taxes on tips, cut taxes on Social Security, cut taxes on overtime. We have also introduced legislation to cap student loans at 3% and more importantly, I am trying to remove toxic chemicals from our products as well as make sure that the American people, especially those that might not be able to afford some of the more expensive organic foods, are actually being given things that aren't harming them. We will absolutely be joining the 'Make America Healthy' movement. You guys will have to stay tuned for more of what we are going to do," said Rep. Luna. [NBC - 8 WFLA, 11/5/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Pledged To Defend Veterans, Preserve Pinellas Coastlines, And Fight Illegal Immigration According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Según su sitio web, Paulina Luna defenderá a los veteranos, preservará el entorno natural, las playas y las costas del condado de Pinellas, y luchará por la educación y la responsabilidad del gobierno, mientras lucha contra la inmigración ilegal." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 11/5/24]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Prioritized Budget Reconciliation And Remaining In Washington For Work In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "we have our first big test that's going to be on budget reconciliation. We are actually starting meetings tomorrow. I'm not even leaving Washington. We're staying through the weekend, and hopefully we'll be able to deliver wins for America." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Jesse Watters Primetime), 1/3/25]
2025: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Said Holdouts Secured Assurances On Debt Reconciliation In an interview with Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "for those holdouts, they actually did get assurances, not just from President Trump, but also from Speaker Johnson, that we were going to do something in debt reconciliation and ensure that we are saving for Americans and future generations." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime, 1/3/25]
2025: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Announced Participation In Upcoming Budget Reconciliation Meetings In an interview with Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "we have our first big test that's going to be on budget reconciliation. We are actually starting meetings tomorrow. I'm not even leaving Washington. We're staying through the weekend, and hopefully we'll be able to deliver wins for America." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime, 1/3/25]
January 2025: Anna Paulina Luna Introduced Legislation To Add Trump To Mount Rushmore According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "Rep. Anna Paulina Luna officially filed the bill on Jan. 28. She said the legislation aims to honor President Trump for his 'transformative impact on America and the historical significance of his leadership.'" [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 1/28/25]
January 2025: Anna Paulina Luna Filed Bill Proposing Addition Of Trump To Mount Rushmore According to Tampa Bay Times, "The outspoken conservative posted to X that she had filed a bill directing the federal government to add President Donald Trump to Mount Rushmore, garnering thousands of responses and re-posts." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/30/25]
January 2025: Luna's Bill Directed Secretary Of The Interior To Arrange Trump Carving According to Tampa Bay Times, "But its title indicates that it would direct the secretary of the interior to 'arrange for the carving of the figure of President Donald J. Trump on Mount Rushmore National Memorial.'" [Tampa Bay Times, 1/30/25]
January 2025: Luna's Proposal Received National Media Coverage According to Tampa Bay Times, "The national news media put a megaphone to Luna's proposal. Newsweek, Huffpost and The Hill each published separate pieces on the idea." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/30/25]
January 2025: Luna's Bill Assigned To Two House Committees According to Tampa Bay Times, "The bill has been assigned to two House committees." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/30/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Propuso Añadir El Rostro De Trump Al Monte Rushmore According to El Nuevo Herald, "la congresista Anna Paulina Luna, del Distrito 13 de Florida [...] anunció oficialmente que había presentado una legislación en favor de la iniciativa" de "esculpir el rostro de Trump en el emblemático Monte Rushmore, junto a los cuatro presidentes históricos representados en el monumento." [El Nuevo Herald, 1/30/25]
Anna Paulina Luna Filed Legislation To Add Trump's Face To Mount Rushmore In 2025 According to The Islander News: Web Edition Articles, "Pinellas County Republican U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has filed legislation that would direct the secretary of the Interior to carve the figure of President Donald Trump on Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota." [Islander News: Web Edition Articles, 2/4/25]
February 2025: Luna Sponsored Bill To Add Trump's Face To Mount Rushmore According to Citrus County Chronicle (Florida), "U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna looks like the momentary front runner in cringeworthy flattery. She's introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to carve Trump's face on Mount Rushmore." [Citrus County Chronicle (Florida), 2/7/25]
2025: Bill Cotterell Reported Anna Paulina Luna Introduced Bill to Add Trump's Face to Mount Rushmore According to an opinion piece by Bill Cotterell in Highlands News-Sun, "U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna looks like the momentary front runner in cringeworthy flattery. She's introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to carve Trump's face on Mount Rushmore [...] Luna believes Trump's 'bold leadership and steadfast dedication to America's greatness' make him fit to gaze o'er the South Dakota Badlands forever." [Bill Cotterell - Highlands News-Sun, 2/7/25]
2025: Columnist Bill Cotterell Reported Anna Paulina Luna Introduced Bill To Put Trump's Face On Mount Rushmore According to an opinion piece by Bill Cotterell in Tallahassee Democrat, "U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna looks like the momentary front runner in cringeworthy flattery. She's introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to carve Trump's face on Mount Rushmore." [Bill Cotterell - Tallahassee Democrat, 2/9/25]
2025: Columnist Bill Cotterell Reported Anna Paulina Luna Introduced Bill to Add Trump's Face to Mount Rushmore According to an opinion piece by Bill Cotterell in Palm Beach Post, "She's introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to carve Trump's face on Mount Rushmore." [Bill Cotterell - Palm Beach Post, 2/12/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Introduced Bill To Carve Trump's Face On Mount Rushmore According to Wakulla News, "U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna looks like the momentary front runner in cringeworthy flattery. She's introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to carve Trump's face on Mount Rushmore." [Wakulla News, 2/12/25]
2025: Bill Cotterell Reported Anna Paulina Luna Sponsored Mount Rushmore Bill Honoring Trump According to an opinion piece by Bill Cotterell in Daytona Beach News-Journal, "U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna looks like the momentary front runner in cringeworthy flattery. She's introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to carve Trump's face on Mount Rushmore. [...] Luna believes Trump's 'bold leadership and steadfast dedication to America's greatness' make him fit to gaze o'er the South Dakota Badlands forever." [Bill Cotterell - Daytona Beach News-Journal, 2/16/25]
2024: Luna Fought For $2.5 Million In Local Funding---Lowest Of Florida First-Termers According to Tampa Bay Times, "The lone exception during the 2024 budget talks was Luna. She secured just $2.5 million - the lowest figure of any first-term U.S. representative from Florida who sought local funding." [Tampa Bay Times, 4/1/25]
2025: Luna Saw All Six Project Requests At Least Partially Funded According to Tampa Bay Times, "But this fiscal year saw a reversal of fortune for the Republican from Pinellas County. Luna fought for six projects and saw each one at least partially funded." [Tampa Bay Times, 4/1/25]
2025: Luna Voted To Scrap Funding After Fighting For Projects According to Tampa Bay Times, "Then she voted to keep the government open - and to scrap the funding." [Tampa Bay Times, 4/1/25]
2025: Luna Had Secured $9 Million For St. Petersburg Flood Mitigation Project According to Tampa Bay Times, "The $9 million secured by Luna would have gone to installing a pump station at the Salt Creek Basin. Machinery would help Salt Creek and Lake Maggiore drain faster, keeping nearby homes high and dry." [Tampa Bay Times, 4/1/25]
2021: Luna Sat On Committee On Oversight And Accountability And Committee On Natural Resources According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna sits on the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Committee on Natural Resources." [Tampa Bay Times, 2/14/23]
March 2023: Luna Characterized Jeremy Brown As Non-Violent And Capable Of Rehabilitation According to Tampa Bay Times, '"Mr. Brown is a non-violent criminal who has embraced his failure and shown his willingness to rehabilitate and become a productive member of society," Luna wrote to federal District Judge Susan Bucklew.' [Tampa Bay Times, 3/29/23]
March 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Described Visiting January 6th Prisoners According to Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said, "I was there. It was very emotional. You have people that have been there for months and months and months. Some of them pretrial, some of them they actually have had their trials, but a lot of them pretrial. And they really feel forgotten and abandoned by the government." [Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE, 3/31/23]
March 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Compared Conditions Of January 6th Detainees To "Communist Countries" According to Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said, "The biggest thing that I can compare it to is what you would hear about in Communist countries, frankly." [Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE, 3/31/23]
March 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Government Treatment Of January 6th Prisoners According to Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said, "They've basically been forgotten and abandoned by their own government for what really are not major offenses in the sense that they do not deserve to be held without bail for this long." [Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE, 3/31/23]
2023: Luna Announced Intention To File Bill Targeting Miller's Salary According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Luna said unless the Air Force gets tougher on leakers, she is filing a bill that would 'zero out' Miller's salary." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 4/2/23]
March 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Wrote Letter Supporting Jan. 6 Protester Jeremy Michael Brown According to Tampa Bay Times, "U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wrote a similar letter March 24. Both have been submitted to the court in legal filings by Brown's defense attorney." [Tampa Bay Times, 4/5/23]
Anna Paulina Luna Was Second Local Member Of Congress To Support Brown In Legal Proceedings According to Tampa Bay Times, "Bilirakis, whose district includes Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties, was the second local member of Congress to write in support of Brown. U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wrote a similar letter March 24." [Tampa Bay Times, 4/5/23]
2023: Luna Pressured Army Corps For Faster Beach Renourishment In Pinellas County According to Tampa Bay Times, "She has also pressured the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for faster action on beach renourishment in Pinellas County." [Tampa Bay Times, 8/8/23]
August 2023: Luna Accused Department Of Defense Of Stonewalling UAP Investigation According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "'The excuse that the Department of Defense is using for us not being able to get a SCIF is that Grusch doesn't have an active [security] clearance. So unless he has active clearance, they're saying that he can't divulge that information to us, which, one, I believe is false,' Luna said at The Hill event. 'The Department of Defense is literally trying to stonewall us.'" [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 8/17/23]
August 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Announced Plans To Block Funding For DOJ Lawsuit Against SpaceX According to Free Press, "Luna, a Clearwater Republican, said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that she would work to defund Biden's lawsuit against Musk's rocket company." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 8/27/23]
September 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Opposed House GOP Continuing Resolution According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "Republican Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Tim Burchett (Tenn.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.), Ken Buck (Colo.), Victoria Spartz (Ind.), Andy Ogles (Tenn.), Bishop, Crane and Rosendale have either said they will vote against the legislation or are leaning against it." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 9/18/23]
Anna Paulina Luna Represented Pinellas County In Congress In 2023 According to Tampa Bay Times, "Anna Paulina Luna, who represents Pinellas County in Congress, is questioning whether a loosening of food labeling requirements during the pandemic presents a risk to the public." [Tampa Bay Times, 9/22/23]
Anna Paulina Luna Advocated For Local Pinellas Issues In Congress During First Term According to Tampa Bay Times, "At times, Luna has made local issues the focus of her first term in Congress. She pushed the federal government over an ongoing Pinellas County beach re-nourishment controversy and wrote a federal judge to ask for a lesser sentence for a local man implicated in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol." [Tampa Bay Times, 2/1/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Sponsored Amendment To Cut Army Civil Works Chief's Salary Over Beach Policy According to Tampa Bay Times, "The first-term Republican sponsored a budget amendment earlier this year that would have reduced the salary of Michael Connor, the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, to $1. It failed in the House." [Tampa Bay Times, 6/4/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Passed House Proposal To Bar Funding For Army Corps Renourishment Policy According to Tampa Bay Times, "Another Luna budget proposal to stop funding the enforcement of the Corps' renourishment policy passed the House, but has yet to be taken up in the U.S. Senate." [Tampa Bay Times, 6/4/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Defended Her Tactics On Beach Policy As Seeking Practical Solutions According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna wrote in a statement. 'I am determined to find a practical solution to this problem and will use every tool at my disposal, including defunding the Corps if necessary, to complete these critical projects.'" [Tampa Bay Times, 6/4/24]
June 2024: Luna Called For Congress Not To Fund 'Weaponized' Institutions According to Political Transcript Wire, "But when I say that we do need to bring accountability and Congress needs to get serious about not funding these weaponized institutions, I really mean it. And we're hoping to bring that inherent contempt vote, again, once we return. And, hopefully, that will be the check and balance that we need." [Political Transcript Wire, 6/16/24]
2023: House Passed Luna Measure On Beach Disaster Mitigation According to Florida Politics, "In December, the House passed a Luna measure putting the Army Corps on notice to advance the Pinellas project and other Florida disaster mitigation efforts." [Florida Politics, 5/29/24]
March 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Introduced Her First Sponsored Bill In Congress According to Tampa Bay Times, "Along with a series of Democratic co-sponsors, including U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Broward County - another freshman in Congress - Luna has introduced a bill aimed at addressing sexual assault in the military." [Tampa Bay Times, 3/8/23]
March 2023: Luna's Bill Sought To Mandate Monthly Self-Defense Training For Service Members According to Tampa Bay Times, "The two-page 'Stop Our Sexual Assault in the Military' bill, filed Wednesday, would mandate that service members undergo one day of self-defense training aimed at combating sexual assault every month. The measure would not add any additional days of required training to an active duty service member's schedule." [Tampa Bay Times, 3/8/23]
2023: Luna Cited Firsthand Experience In The Military As Her Motivation For The Bill According to Tampa Bay Times, 'When I served in the military, I witnessed firsthand the lack of self defense and combat training provided to our service members. Our troops put their lives on the line for us -- the least we can do is to equip them to defend themselves,' Luna, a former Air Force airfield manager, said in a statement. [Tampa Bay Times, 3/8/23]
2023: Luna's Bill Had Not Secured A Senate Sponsor As Of March According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna's office said the bill, H.R. 1434, does not yet have a Senate sponsor." [Tampa Bay Times, 3/8/23]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Reported Engaging With Department of Corrections on Local Fentanyl Arrests In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Here in Pinellas County, I recently was with the Department of Corrections, and we rolled up people that had 15 bags of fentanyl, that's more than enough to kill our entire county." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Laura Ingraham), 9/6/24]
2024: Luna Filed Legislation To Allow Proxy Voting For New Mothers In Congress According to Florida Politics, "The freshman Congresswoman has now filed legislation that would allow members to vote by proxy. [...] Luna's legislation would restore voting by proxy, but only for a narrow circumstance and a short time. If passed, the bill would allow for a member to vote by proxy for six weeks, starting the day they give birth." [Florida Politics, 1/17/24]
2024: Luna Cited Double Standard Between COVID Proxy Voting And Maternity Leave According to Florida Politics, "When my son was born last summer, leadership told me I would not be allowed to vote by proxy while I recovered from childbirth. Yet, during COVID, the entire House of Representatives was allowed to do so! [...] This is a double standard we can't ignore. My resolution to amend the House Rules would allow a Congresswoman who gives birth to vote by proxy for the first six weeks after her baby is born." [Florida Politics, 1/17/24]
2025: Luna Criticized A Faction Of House Freedom Caucus For Opposed Stance On Proxy Voting According to Times of India, "Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a GOP member, has expressed frustration over the opposition she faced from some members of the House Freedom Caucus regarding her proposal to allow new parents to vote remotely. Luna, who ultimately left the group over this issue, accused a faction within the Freedom Caucus of holding Speaker Mike Johnson 'hostage' and behaving 'disingenuous' in their stance." [Times of India, 4/1/25]
2025: Luna Advocated For Discharge Petition To Force Vote On Proxy Voting Measure According to Times of India, "To push the issue forward, Luna has been attempting to use a discharge petition, a rare procedural method that enables lawmakers to force a vote on a measure if they can garner enough support from fellow members, specifically 217 votes." [Times of India, 4/1/25]
2023-2024: Luna Missed 137 House Votes After Giving Birth In Office According to Tampa Bay Times, "She became the 12th member in the near-quarter-millennium history of the U.S. House to give birth while in office. While recuperating, she was out for days and missed 137 House votes. That experience inspired Luna to call for a measure to allow new mothers in Congress to vote by proxy. She was joined by nearly three dozen Democratic and Republican co-sponsors." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/19/24]
January 2024: Luna Garnered Bipartisan Support For Proxy Voting By New Mothers According to Tampa Bay Times, 'That experience inspired Luna to call for a measure to allow new mothers in Congress to vote by proxy. She was joined by nearly three dozen Democratic and Republican co-sponsors. "This is a bipartisan group of people that come together very rarely," Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat who signed onto the bill, said at a January news conference. "That's because this is just common sense."' [Tampa Bay Times, 10/19/24]
2025: Luna Stated Making Congress A Pro-Family Environment Requires Change According to NBC - 8 WFLA, '"You can absolutely make this job a pro-family environment but it's going to take changes like this," Luna said.' [NBC - 8 WFLA, 3/26/25]
January 2025: Luna Co-Sponsored Bipartisan Resolution To Allow Proxy Voting After Childbirth According to USA TODAY, "In January, Pettersen, Luna, and Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., introduced a bipartisan resolution that would allow members who have given birth or whose spouse has given birth up to 12 weeks to vote by proxy." [USA TODAY, 3/26/25]
March 2025: Luna Filed Discharge Petition To Force Vote On Proxy Voting Resolution According to USA TODAY, "After Pettersen flew to Washington in February, Luna filed a discharge petition that would essentially bypass House Republican leadership and force a vote on the resolution." [USA TODAY, 3/26/25]
March 2025: Luna Argued Proxy Voting Resolution Was Consistent With Republican Pro-Family Platform According to USA TODAY, "Opposing the resolution, she told USA TODAY, is 'hypocritical to the Republican stance and platform that's supposed to be pro-family.'" [USA TODAY, 3/26/25]
March 2025: Luna Maintained Proxy Voting Resolution Was Constitutional According to USA TODAY, "Luna argued the resolution is constitutional, since it notes that proxy votes would be excluded from establishing a quorum and sets limits on how long a lawmaker can do it." [USA TODAY, 3/26/25]
2025: Luna Advocated For Proxy Voting For New Parents In Congress According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Luna, 35, became one of just a dozen lawmakers to give birth while serving in Congress, and she's been pushing to allow members to vote remotely for 12 weeks following the birth or adoption of a child." [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/27/25]
2025: Luna Co-Sponsored Proxy Voting For New Parents Resolution According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "The Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution was introduced by Reps. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), and Mike Lawler (R-NY)." [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/27/25]
2025: Luna Expressed Optimism Despite GOP Pressure According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Despite the alleged pressure, Luna remains optimistic. 'I have Republican members coming up to me telling me that I am in the right,' Luna told reporters. 'They will vote for this when it comes to the floor, and this should have been done a while ago.' She added that even a sitting U.S. senator privately told her, 'This is the change the institution needs.'" [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/27/25]
April 2025: Luna Defended Support For Families And Female Representation According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Supporting female representation and new families is not a fringe issue--it is a cornerstone of a vibrant, representative Congress." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/1/25]
April 2025: Nine Republicans, Including Luna, Opposed House GOP Effort To Block Proxy Voting For New Parents According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Nine Republicans joined Democrats in torpedoing a procedural rule that would have blocked Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from forcing action on the proxy voting measure." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
April 2025: Luna Successfully Forced Floor Consideration Of Parental Proxy Voting Resolution According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna already successfully garnered the 218 signatures needed to force a vote through the rarely-successful discharge petition process. She won the support of 11 Republicans in that effort. That success forces floor consideration of Rep. Brittany Pettersen's (D-Colo.) resolution to allow lawmakers who give birth or lawmakers whose spouses give birth to have another member vote for them for 12 weeks." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
April 2025: Luna Cited Support For Female Representation And New Families As Reason For Push According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "This undermines our integrity and the future of this body. Supporting female representation and new families is not a fringe issueit is a cornerstone of a vibrant, representative Congress." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
2025: Luna Pushed For Proxy Voting For New Parents In Congress According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna who has long pushed for proxy voting for new moms and had her first child months into her first term... earlier this month had gotten more than 200 House Democrats and about a dozen Republicans to sign a discharge petition to allow her to force floor action on the proxy voting resolution." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
2025: Luna Co-Led Proxy Voting Resolution With Rep. Brittany Pettersen According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "The legislation itself is being led by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.), who had a child in January, and would allow members who give birth or lawmakers whose spouses give birth to designate another member to vote on their behalf for 12 weeks." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
April 2025: Luna Used Discharge Petition To Force Vote On Proxy Voting For New Parents According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) successfully used an arcane and rarely successful discharge petition procedure to force a vote on Rep. Brittany Pettersen's (D-Colo.) resolution to allow members who give birth or lawmakers whose spouses give birth to have another member vote for them for 12 weeks." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/1/25]
April 2025: Luna Asserted Leadership Could Not Block Proxy Voting Resolution Further According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Asked if leadership could mount another effort to do so, however, Luna said, 'I don't think they can.'" [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/1/25]
2025: Luna Led Discharge Petition For Proxy Voting For New Parents According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna successfully spearheaded a discharge petition that allows her to force a vote on Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) resolution to greenlight proxy voting for new parents, getting the required 218 signatures including from 11 other Republicans." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
2025: Luna's Proxy Voting Discharge Petition Caused Internal GOP Conflict According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Tuesday afternoon's vote will be the culmination of a weeks-long push by Luna to force a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents, and Johnson's effort to stop that crusade in its tracks." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 4/1/25]
April 2025: Luna Led Bipartisan Effort To Allow Proxy Voting For New Parents In Congress According to CNN News Central, "This push, led by Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican, and a Democrat, Brittany Pettersen of Colorado. They have been pushing this for some time." [CNN News Central, 4/1/25]
April 2025: Luna's Leadership On Proxy Voting Rule Contributed To Speaker Johnson's Procedural Defeat According to CNN News Central, "he suffered a defeat in this procedural vote that was brought by Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna over allowing proxy voting for new parents in Congress." [CNN News Central, 4/1/25]
April 2025: Luna Led Proxy Voting Push For Parental Leave In House According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, "Luna successfully executed a discharge petition to force a vote on Rep. Brittany Pettersen's (D-Colo.) resolution that would allow lawmakers who give birth or lawmakers whose spouses give birth to have another member vote for them for 12 weeks." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, 4/2/25]
April 2025: Luna And Eight Republicans Blocked House Legislative Business Over Proxy Voting Dispute According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, "Luna and eight other Republicans banded with Democrats to tank a procedural vote in protest of leadership's attempt to bury the parental proxy voting push, bringing key legislative business to a standstill on the floor." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, 4/2/25]
April 2025: House Leadership Blocked Luna's Proxy Voting Legislation Via Rules Committee Action According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, "The House Rules Committee, as a result, advanced a rule Tuesday that included language that would essentially 'turn off' privilege, blocking Luna and her allies from forcing action on the proxy voting legislation, or any similar legislation in the future which Luna and her allies voted down." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, 4/2/25]
April 2025: Luna Led Republican Effort To Allow Proxy Voting For New Parents In The House According to CNN, "House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to kill the effort, which is being led on his side of the aisle by Anna Paulina Luna. And she's about as conservative when it comes to her politics, as it gets. Yesterday, eight Republicans joined with Luna and the Democrats also did. They blocked Johnson from bringing the proposal to the floor." [CNN Inside Politics 12:30 PM EST, 4/2/25]
March 2025: Luna Criticized Republican Leadership For Opposing Proxy Voting Rules Change For New Parents According to CNN, Luna said, "I mean, everything that we've campaigned on being pro-family, pro-life, all of that and then you have the ideal piece of legislation or a rules change. It's not even a piece of legislation that would go on the floor typically, but to work against it and then come up with an argument that has been proven wrong, knowing all the while, your entire Republican conference, over 50 percent is voted by proxy, and then not understanding the implications that this has to female representation in districts across the country. [...] It's a massive slap on the face." [CNN Inside Politics 12:30 PM EST, 4/2/25]
March 2025: Luna Called Arguments Against New Parent Proxy Voting "Completely Dumb" According to CNN, when asked about opposition to proxy voting for new parents, Luna stated, "It's a completely dumb argument." [CNN Inside Politics 12:30 PM EST, 4/2/25]
April 2025: Luna Led GOP Members To Block Leadership Effort On Proxy Voting For New Parents According to CNN, "Nine GOP members led by new mom Representative Anna Paulina Luna joined Democrats in tanking a procedural vote that would have blocked remote voting for new parents in Congress. [...] there were eight Republicans who joined with Anna Paulina Luna yesterday in blocking leadership's efforts." [CNN THE SITUATION ROOM 11:30 AM EST, 4/2/25]
2024: Luna Advocated For Proxy Voting Parental Leave Rule Change After Having A Child According to Orlando Sentinel, "It began over a year ago, when Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., began agitating for a change to House rules that would allow new mothers to designate a colleague to vote by proxy on their behalf for up to six weeks after giving birth. Luna landed on the idea after her own child was born." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/2/25]
Luna Supported Bipartisan Expansion Of Proxy Voting For Parental Leave To 12 Weeks For Both Parents According to Orlando Sentinel, "Democrats, including Reps. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado, who gave birth this year to her second child, and Sara Jacobs of California, joined Luna's effort, expanding the resolution to include new fathers and up to 12 weeks of proxy voting during a parental leave." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/2/25]
April 2025: Luna Opposed Efforts To Block Proxy Voting Measure On House Floor According to Orlando Sentinel, "But that measure failed on the floor by a 222-206 vote, keeping alive the proxy voting proposal. Eight Republicans joined Luna and all Democrats in voting no." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/2/25]
2023: Luna Advocated For Parental Proxy Voting In House According to South Florida Sun-Sentinel, "It began over a year ago, when Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., began agitating for a change to House rules that would allow new mothers to designate a colleague to vote by proxy on their behalf for up to six weeks after giving birth. Luna landed on the idea after her own child was born." [South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 4/2/25]
April 2025: Anna Paulina Luna Successfully Executed Discharge Petition For Proxy Voting Resolution According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "The standoff comes after Luna successfully executed a discharge petition to force a vote on Rep. Brittany Pettersen's (D-Colo.) resolution that would allow members who give birth or lawmakers whose spouses give birth to have another member vote for them for 12 weeks. Luna secured the 218 signatures needed to prompt action including from 11 other Republicans and leadership has been trying to thwart the effort ever since." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/3/25]
2025: Alyssa Farah Griffin Credited Anna Paulina Luna With Leading Proxy Voting For New Mothers In Congress According to ABC News, "Well, I want to shout out, that it's Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, who I don't agree with on much, but I think she's absolutely right, that has been leading the charge, and it's actually only proxy voting for the first 12 weeks, those, like, critical months that you have with your newborn." [ABC News Transcript THE VIEW 11:02 AM EST, 4/3/25]
April 2025: Luna Executed Discharge Petition To Force Vote On Proxy Voting For New Parents According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "Luna executed the discharge petition to force a vote on Rep. Brittany Pettersen's (D-Colo.) resolution, which would allow members who give birth or lawmakers whose spouses give birth to have another member vote for them for 12 weeks." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/4/25]
April 2025: Luna Joined Democrats And Republicans To Circumvent Leadership On Proxy Voting According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "after Luna joined with more than 200 Democrats and nine Republicans to use a procedure known as a discharge petition to circumvent leadership and force a vote on the matter." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/4/25]
April 2025: Luna Indicated Possible Compromise With Speaker Johnson On Proxy Voting For New Moms According to CNN News Central, "Congresswoman Luna indicated she may have struck a deal with Speaker Johnson over the issue, saying Johnson called her to discuss a possible compromise by, quote, 'limiting the vote to just new moms who cannot travel because of health concerns.'" [CNN News Central, 4/4/25]
April 2025: Luna Advocated For Allowing Remote Voting For New Parents In Congress After Childbirth According to CNN News Central, "A new twist in the ongoing feud between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna. The two lawmakers are in a standoff over allowing new parents in Congress to vote remotely by proxy after giving birth." [CNN News Central, 4/4/25]
April 2025: Luna's Rules Package Proposal On Proxy Voting Was Not Successfully Advanced By Republican Leadership According to CNN News Central, "Just as a refresh, earlier this week, there was an effort to try to, in a rules package, essentially kill this effort by Representative Luna. That was not successful for Republican leadership." [CNN News Central, 4/4/25]
April 2025: Anna Paulina Luna Reached Agreement With Speaker Johnson On Parental Proxy Voting According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has reached a deal with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) over her push to allow new parents to vote by proxy, a development that is set to unlock the House floor after the explosive issue and the GOP rebellions it sparked brought the chamber to a standstill." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/6/25]
April 2025: Luna Confirmed Deal On Live/Dead Vote Pairing For Proxy Voting According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "Luna confirmed the agreement in a statement on the social platform X after the GOP conference call, noting that vote pairing would be allowed for members who have to miss votes for reasons other than recently giving birth, including various emergencies. 'Speaker Johnson and I have reached an agreement and are formalizing a procedure called 'live/dead pairing' dating back to the 1800s for the entire conference to use when unable to physically be present to vote: new parents, bereaved, emergencies,' she wrote." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/6/25]
2025: Luna Reached Agreement With House Leadership On Vote Pairing For Parental Absences According to Orlando Sentinel, "On a Sunday afternoon this month, Luna announced that she and leadership had reached an agreement. They would resurrect a well-worn congressional procedure that 'pairs' two members of Congress who plan to vote on opposite sides of an issue, canceling out their votes - a way to accommodate the absent member." [Orlando Sentinel (Florida), 4/13/25]
Fall 2023: Luna Raised Congressional Proxy Voting Issue Post-Childbirth According to Orlando Sentinel, "Anna Paulina Luna was at her Florida home in fall 2023, caring for her newborn son and turning over a question in her mind as a member of Congress: 'How do I change this?'" [Orlando Sentinel, 4/13/25]
2023: Luna Attributed Childbirth Complications Partially To Congressional Travel According to Orlando Sentinel, "Luna, then a first-time mom and first-term lawmaker, could no longer fly to Washington to cast votes in the U.S. House, a crucial part of the job, due to complications from childbirth -- which she blamed at least partially on her hectic schedule, having flown to and from the capital during most of her pregnancy." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/13/25]
2024: Luna Introduced Six-Week Proxy Voting Bill For New Mothers According to Orlando Sentinel, "She introduced a bill in January 2024 that would allow a mother to designate a proxy for six weeks, but by autumn, her legislation had gone nowhere, languishing in committee." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/13/25]
2024: Luna Launched Unsuccessful Discharge Petition On Proxy Voting Bill According to Orlando Sentinel, "Luna decided to launch a discharge petition -- a workaround that allows legislation with 218 supporters to force a vote on the House floor. But she got just a handful of signatures." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/13/25]
2024: Luna Co-Sponsored Bipartisan Proposal To Extend Proxy Voting To All New Parents For 12 Weeks According to Orlando Sentinel, "Then she turned to Democrats, drafting a new proposal this year with Reps. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado and Sara Jacobs of California that would extend proxy voting to not just moms but all new parents for 12 weeks, double the time Luna had initially proposed." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/13/25]
2024: Luna Negotiated Vote-Pairing Agreement With House Leadership As Compromise On Proxy Voting According to Orlando Sentinel, "On a Sunday afternoon this month, Luna announced that she and leadership had reached an agreement. They would resurrect a well-worn congressional procedure that 'pairs' two members of Congress who plan to vote on opposite sides of an issue, canceling out their votes -- a way to accommodate the absent member. [...] The plan was quickly tucked into an upcoming procedural vote. This time, it succeeded." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/13/25]
2024: Luna Publicly Called For Pro-Family Congressional Reforms Following Vote-Pairing Deal According to Orlando Sentinel, "'If we truly want a pro-family Congress, these are the changes that need to happen,' Luna posted on X." [Orlando Sentinel, 4/13/25]
2025: Letter Writer Karen Hiltz Criticized Anna Paulina Luna's Proxy Voting Proposal According to a letter to the editor published in The Stuart News, "Shame on Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, for the 'proxy vote' demands she recently proposed. This is not a priority. Her antics of encouraging other reps to vote against efforts brought to the floor by Speaker Mike Johnson, which are priorities, is self-serving." [Letter to the Editor - The Stuart News, 4/17/25]
2025: Letter Writer Karen Hiltz Claimed Anna Paulina Luna Pushed for Rule Change Allowing Proxy Voting According to a letter to the editor published in The Stuart News, "The rule change she's pushing for clearly reflects a self-serving mindset. Proxy voting passes on responsibility to someone outside the district. I would argue having a baby is not a reason to shirk one's duty and expect others to compensate. And it surely isn't a reason to vote against a bill to deal with rogue federal judges and proof of citizenship voting." [Letter to the Editor - The Stuart News, 4/17/25]
2025: Letter Writer Karen Hiltz Questioned Constitutionality of Anna Paulina Luna's Proxy Voting Proposal According to a letter to the editor published in The Stuart News, "It is likely proxy voting is unconstitutional and is definitely a slippery slope that should not be entertained. The problem is, once Congress gives itself a benefit or privilege, it never goes away and typically expands. This is a major concern with her proposed change." [Letter to the Editor - The Stuart News, 4/17/25]
August 2023: Burchett Said Luna Was Part Of Bipartisan UAP Transparency Group According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn) said the group comprising Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla), Moskowitz and himself will likely not get another opportunity for a hearing unless Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) designates a select committee on UAPs as they have requested." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 8/17/23]
2023: Luna Opposed Proxy Voting Upon Arrival To Congress According to South Florida Sun-Sentinel, "When she arrived in Congress last year, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a hard-right Republican from Florida, joined the rest of her party in staunchly opposing proxy voting, a practice adopted by House Democrats to allow for remote legislating during the pandemic." [South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 1/20/24]
Anna Paulina Luna Called For Proxy Voting For New Moms In The U.S. House In 2023 According to Tampa Bay Times, "A mother who recently gave birth to her first child, Luna called for the U.S. House to allow proxy voting to new moms so they can minimize their time apart from their newborns." [Tampa Bay Times, 2/1/24]
2024: Luna Co-Authored Legislation To Allow Proxy Voting Post-Childbirth For House Members According to CBS News Transcripts, "Authoring new legislation requiring the House to allow its members who give birth the right to vote by proxy from home for the first six weeks." [CBS News Transcripts, 2/18/24]
2024: Luna Noted She Was Only The 12th Woman To Give Birth While Serving In The U.S. House According to CBS News Transcripts, "You've said you're only the 12th woman to give birth while serving it in the U.S. House and you can't vote when you're home with the baby." [CBS News Transcripts, 2/18/24]
April 2025: Luna Did Not Comment On Johnson's Announcement Regarding Accommodations For Mothers According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, "The Florida Republican has not commented on Johnson's announcement." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, 4/2/25]
2023: Luna Served As A Member Of The House Freedom Caucus And Led High-Profile Conservative Actions According to Tampa Bay Times, "In her short time in Congress, Luna has cultivated a reputation for her confrontational and brazen approach to politics. A member of the Freedom Caucus, Luna has been at the forefront of a conservative rebellion against the more moderate arm of the party. Her most recent action includes a successful effort she led to censure Democratic lawmaker Adam Schiff for his involvement in the Trump-Russia investigation. She is also leading a House investigation into UFOs and intelligence oversight." [Tampa Bay Times, 8/8/23]
August 2023: Luna Condemned Lack Of UAP Information Disclosure To Public According to NBC - 8 WFLA, 'I don't believe that it is fair to the American people to not be able to see information that absolutely has the ability to impact them directly, especially from a national security perspective,' she added. [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 8/17/23]
2023: Luna Claimed Vaccine Mandate Led To Financial And Healthcare Losses According to Yahoo, "According to court filings, Luna and Gamberzky claim the mandate led to financial and healthcare losses, including out-of-pocket costs for Luna's 'ongoing medical treatments.'" [Yahoo, 4/1/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Cited Security Concerns For Inauguration Venue Change In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think that also might be due to security concerns. [...] So look, what I've been telling people is there's a lot to do in Washington. You can still see all the sites, but please go to Capital One Arena, and you'll actually get an address from him right after Inauguration there in person." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News Jesse Watters, 1/17/25]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Highlighted Looming CR Expiration and International Crises In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "We have a C.R. that's ending in less than, I think, 27 days now. We have a war in the Middle East. We just had President Biden try to lump Israel and Ukraine funding into a request that we're clearly not going to even be able to address. And so, we have a lot of issues right now." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 10/20/23]