PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Incumbent Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is projected to win reelection in the congressional race for District 13, defeating Democratic challenger Whitney Fox, according to the Associated Press.
District 13 covers most of Pinellas County, with part of St. Petersburg voting for District 14.
Luna is a United States Air Force Veteran and has been on Capitol Hill since 2023.
She grew up in Southern California with her single mother and details her struggles growing up, including her father's battles with drug addiction, according to her about page on her website.
Luna also holds a Bachelor's degree in biology from the University of West Florida.
In Washington, she serves on the Natural Resources and Oversight and Accountability Committees. She previously ran for Congress in 2020 but was unsuccessful.
On the issues portion of her website, she highlights education, energy independence, the environment, government accountability, immigration and veterans. All of which she has a more right-leaning stance.
She said she opposes critical race theory being taught in schools. Her website says "gender theory in education is destroying our children and permanently harming their bodies."
As a descendant of Mexican immigrants, her stance on immigration aligns with the rest of the Republican party. She wants to finish the border wall, end DACA and crack down on illegal immigration in America. She said she opposes amnesty as a pathway to citizenship.
She has remained quiet on the highly debated Amendment 4 that will be on the ballot, which could guarantee access to abortion "before viability." She previously described herself as a "pro-life extremist," according to the New York Times.
Last year, she sponsored a resolution to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made about investigations into Presidential nominee Donald Trump's ties to Russia.
A vocal Trump supporter, she introduced a bill with a group of GOP representatives in a push to award him with a Congressional Gold Medal for ushering "profound changes to United States diplomatic relations with countries around the world."
She also has co-sponsored legislation to cap student loan interest rates, crackdown against drug cartels and eliminate taxes on seniors' Social Security benefits.