Luna's public claims about being married for 11 consecutive years were disputed by dissolution of marriage documents, raising questions about her truthfulness on the campaign trail (Central Florida Post).
She missed key House votes after medical complications related to pregnancy and childbirth while serving in Congress, which could raise concerns about availability or preparedness among some constituents (USA TODAY).
Luna's expression of concern over severe threats to her family due to political rhetoric may highlight the risks and stress associated with her public role (Islander News).
Her husband's combat injury and its low VA disability rating could attract scrutiny, as Luna's advocacy for veterans is based in part on their personal experience with the VA system (Tampa Bay Times).
Family tragedies, such as her father's death in a car crash and her stepmother's critical condition, are personal but may result in periods of public absence or distraction (Tampa Bay Times).
Central Florida Post Reported Luna Claimed 11 Consecutive Years Married Was False According to Central Florida Post, "Mayerhofer has claimed on the campaign trail that the two have been married for 11 consecutive years, which is false according to dissolution of marriage documents the Central Florida Post uncovered that were filed with the Superior Court of Orange County in California." [Central Florida Post, 5/11/22]
2011: Luna Married Andrew Gamberzky After Meeting In U.S. Air Force According to Yahoo, "Representative Anna Paulina Luna is married to Andrew Gamberzky, a U.S. Air Force combat controller. The couple wed in 2011 and welcomed their first child, a son, on August 27, 2023." [Yahoo, 4/1/25]
October 2023: Luna Co-Authored Children's Book With Gamberzky According to Yahoo, "That October, they co-authored a children's book titled The Legend of Naranja, published by Brave Books." [Yahoo, 4/1/25]
Anna Paulina Luna Expressed Concern For Family Safety Amid Threats (September 2024) According to Islander News, '"It's not fun," Luna told the Phoenix Monday about the threats that she has received. "My husband's obviously concerned. I have a child. The fact is that I don't think this rhetoric it's going to get someone killed."' [Islander News: Web Edition Articles (Key Biscayne, Florida), 9/19/24]
Luna Married Andrew Gambersky At Age 20 According to voteannapaulina.com, "She eventually traveled to Florida to meet him in person. A month later, they got married. Luna was 20. 'When you know,' she says, 'you know.'" [voteannapaulina.com, 10/14/24]
2019: Anna Paulina Luna Moved To St. Petersburg Due To Her Husband's Military Order According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna said she ended up in St. Petersburg last year because of her husband's military order." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/28/20]
2019: Luna And Her Husband Relocated To St. Petersburg, Florida According to Tampa Bay Times, "They sold their Portland-area home in October 2019, after her husband was relocated to MacDill Air Force Base. The couple bought a home in St. Petersburg in July." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/6/20]
Luna's Husband Suffered A Combat Wound, Fueling Her Focus On Veterans' Issues According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna's top campaign issue is improving services for veterans, a position informed by a wound her husband sustained in Afghanistan. He was shot in the thigh, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs classified him as 0 percent disabled." [Tampa Bay Times, 10/6/20]
2023: Luna Became 12th Member Of Congress To Give Birth While In Office According to Florida Politics, "When U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna delivered her first child last year, she became just the 12th member of Congress to give birth." [Florida Politics, 1/17/24]
2023: Luna Became A Parent Months Into First House Term According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna had a son in 2023, months into her first term in the House." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 3/12/25]
2023: Luna Experienced Pregnancy Complications While Traveling With Trump According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), "I was very pregnant and at the time experiencing pre-eclampsia symptoms, but was not diagnosed. [...] A few weeks later, I was induced because I did have pre-eclampsia." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 3/18/25]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Gave Birth To Baby Boy According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Florida Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna had her baby boy in 2023." [NBC - 8 WFLA, 3/26/25]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Gave Birth To Son While Serving In Congress According to USA TODAY, "Luna gave birth to her son, Henry, in 2023 while serving her first term in Congress and said she suffered from preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication stemming from high blood pressure." [USA TODAY, 3/26/25]
Anna Paulina Luna Missed Key House Votes After Developing Mastitis In 2023 According to USA TODAY, "After her delivery, she developed mastitis, an infection that sometimes occurs among breastfeeding moms, leading her to miss key votes on a spending bill and the historic removal of McCarthy as speaker." [USA TODAY, 3/26/25]
2023: Luna Returned To Work One Month After Giving Birth Despite Difficulties According to USA TODAY, 'I started flying back up when he was a month old, and it was rough. He was an infant ... but that's why we want to make sure that we're not putting people in those positions,' Luna said. [USA TODAY, 3/26/25]
2023: Luna Gave Birth While Serving In Congress According to NBC - 8 WFLA, "Luna had a son in August 2023 as she was serving Congress." [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles (Florida), 4/1/25]
August 2023: Luna Gave Birth And Experienced Medical Complications According to South Florida Sun-Sentinel, "Then, in August, she gave birth to her first child, and her perspective changed. [...] She suffered from pre-eclampsia and had to have labor induced, then experienced a difficult delivery and developed mastitis afterward. Pumped full of blood-pressure medication and antibiotics, she was prohibited by her doctor from traveling." [South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 1/20/24]
January 2022: Anna Paulina Luna Announced Her Father's Death In A Car Crash According to Tampa Bay Times, "The father of Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican candidate for Florida's 13th Congressional District, died in a car crash in Walton County on Monday, Luna said in a Wednesday Twitter update." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/12/22]
January 2022: Luna Stated Her Stepmother Was In Critical Condition After The Crash According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna did not share details about the crash involving her father, George Mayerhofer, and her stepmother, who Luna said is in critical condition." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/12/22]
2013: Luna Said Her Father Moved From California To Florida At Her Request According to Tampa Bay Times, "Luna, in her statement posted to Twitter on Wednesday, said her father moved to Florida from California in 2013 at her request. When he came to Florida, he lived with Luna and her husband and worked on his sobriety, Luna said." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/12/22]
Luna Recounted Her Father's Support During Husband's Injury And 2020 Campaign Loss According to Tampa Bay Times, "She said her father supported her through her husband's injury in Afghanistan and the low points of her 2020 congressional campaign, where she lost in the general election to Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist." [Tampa Bay Times, 1/12/22]