Tag Archives: Anna Paulina Luna

Mediaite reports: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) suggested on the House floor that because the phrase “humanitarian aid for women and children in Afghanistan” is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, such aid is unconstitutional. On Thursday, the House debated an amendment introduced by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) to the National Defense Authorization Act. The measure would strip funding for …

CNN reports: The effort to censure Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, a key figure in the House investigations into Donald Trump and who is running for a US Senate seat in California, cleared a key procedural obstacle Wednesday afternoon after a vote to kill the legislation failed. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, is leading the effort with a revamped …

Axios reports: Trump-aligned Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), fresh off a failed effort to censure former House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), is already planning another run at it. Luna’s effort is part of a sprawling GOP mobilization to defend former President Trump after he was indicted for alleged mishandling of classified documents. Luna’s office said they will remove …

The Washington Post reports: 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., where friends said she described herself as alternately Middle Eastern, Jewish or Eastern European. Known then by her given last name of Mayerhofer, Luna sported designer …

Axios reports: Several House Republicans are declining invitations to attend a White House reception for freshman House members on Tuesday evening in protest of the event’s COVID rules. “I am forgoing a historic trip to the White House to raise awareness of this punitive policy in hopes that President Biden will reverse it and other arbitrary, outdated, and unscientific restrictions …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna came to Congress on her first day in office ready to do battle—not just with Democrats, but also with her own party, as she became one of the 20 Republicans to vote against electing Kevin McCarthy speaker. But back home in her conservative Florida district, Luna is waging a very different kind …

The Daily Beast reports: Incoming pro-Trump Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) claimed she received a threatening phone call from a fellow Republican member over her so far questionable support of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to become House Speaker. “What kind of blowback are you getting from the cartel?” Steve Bannon asked Luna on Friday, referring to McCarthy’s loyal supporters attempting …

Florida Politics reports: Republican Anna Paulina Luna has taken Florida’s 13th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Eric Lynn and flipping the seat red. The race was a close one — with 82% of precincts reporting, Luna pulled 53% of the vote to Lynn’s 46%, according to unofficial election results from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections. Before redistricting, the seat was …

Florida Politics reports: Republican Anna Paulina Luna and Democrat Eric Lynn are locked in a tie for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, according to polling by David Binder Research released Monday. Both candidates garnered 47% support in the survey of voters in the open district, with 42% of voters each indication their voting choice was definitive. Lynn also appears to have …

Florida Politics reports: Hurricane Ian left Gulf Coast residents asking for water, electricity and places to shower. But at least one congressional candidate is asking for “emergency” campaign donations. A new mailer from Anna Paulina Luna, headlined as an “emergency contribution reply,” shows the Pinellas Republican in military fatigues and asks for donations. But it wants checks written to “Anna …

Florida Politics reports: Anna Paulina Luna has defeated Kevin Hayslett in the Republican Primary for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Now, Luna will face Democratic nominee Eric Lynn in the November General Election. Although the race was plagued by lawsuits, death threats, and an abundant use of the term “RINO,” the core battle of the Primary whittled down to one test: …

Politico reports: A little-known GOP candidate in one of Florida’s most competitive congressional seats was secretly recorded threatening to send “a Russian and Ukrainian hit squad” to a fellow Republican opponent to make her “disappear.” During a 30-minute call with a conservative activist that was recorded before he became a candidate, William Braddock repeatedly warned the activist to not support …

The Tampa Bay Times reports: Anna Paulina Luna, a candidate for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, has filed a petition for a stalking injunction against one of her soon-to-be opponents, saying he and two other potential candidates conspired to kill her. Luna previously ran against Charlie Crist in 2020 for the seat that covers southern Pinellas County and lost. She served …