Anna Paulina Luna Rejects Corporate PAC Money After 49.5%-48.7% House Win
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Anna Paulina Luna Rejects Corporate PAC Money After 49.5%-48.7% House Win
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Summary
Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said she will stop taking corporate PAC money and funds from special-interest groups tied to foreign policy after a razor-thin reelection win.
Luna said the move is meant to show constituents she is "controlled by no one" on foreign affairs, even as she remains active on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and backs administration peace efforts.
Her decision follows a 49.5% to 48.7% victory over Democrat Leela Gray in a district long seen as safely Republican, with Gray attacking Luna over the Iran war, 22 U.S. service-member deaths and rising living costs.
Campaign records show Luna took about $38,000 from AIPAC's PAC—under 1% of the more than $4.3 million she raised through mid-October—and she said strong small-dollar fundraising lets her forgo such money.
The pledge lands amid broader post-midterm scrutiny of pro-Israel political spending and U.S. Middle East policy, issues that also fueled progressive Democratic gains in races from Michigan to New York and Colorado.