On Tuesday, Republican Anna Paulina Luna flipped a Florida Democrat stronghold to win a seat in the House of Representatives. Luna defeats Democrat Eric Lynn and takes Charlie Crist’s seat representing the state’s 13th district.
Luna’s 8-point victory is another step, increasing the GOP’s majority in the House Luna first lost to Crist in 2020, but he did not run for re-election as he failed to take Ron DeSantis’s seat as Governor of the state.
The new Rep. tweeted after her victory, “I’m honored by the people of Pinellas County’s overwhelming support. We will not let them down. It’s time to clean up Washington and take our country back!”
Knocked 50,000 doors
Made 89,000 phone calls
Outspent 2:1 in primary
Outspent 12:1 in general
Today we made history.
My name is Anna Paulina Luna and I am going to be the next representative for FL-13!
Thank you Pinellas! I look forward to serving you in DC!— Anna Paulina Luna (@VoteAPL) November 9, 2022
The polls implied the race for the 13th district would be closer, as many had the two candidates in a dead heat going into the week. Luna won the seat by nearly 30,000 votes.
The Republicans are currently on pace to take an overwhelming majority in the House, as they flipped 16 former Democrat seats, handing over only four of their own.
Congratulations Anna Paulina Luna @VoteAPL for flipping your seat from blue to red in Florida! Yeeees
— Kambree (@KamVTV) November 9, 2022
Luna spoke with Dana Roesch after her victory about the tribulations the Democratic party put in front of her, trying to keep the seat. She spoke about the fact she was out-spent 12 million to 1 during this election and how Barack Obama made a robocall against her in the final week to push for a liberal victory.
Luna also brought attention to veterans issues as an Air Force Vet herself with WFLA saying, “I had a couple of people here that already approached me and said, you know, we haven’t been able to have access to really good veterans’ services in a long time and so one of the first things that we hope to do is launch our vet coalition.”
RIGHT NOW on @WFLA: Cheers in @StPeteFL, as @DecisionDeskHQ projects @VoteAPL (R) wins election to the U.S. House in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, #ElectionDay. https://t.co/bXvs7mDcws pic.twitter.com/3lFke3mIvA
— Niko Clemmons (@WFLANiko) November 9, 2022
“You guys know that I’m a vet, but I mean, I really do believe in public service. That’s what I’m here to do.”
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