Pro-Israel Republican makes major campaign finance pledge after razor-thin election victory

Representative Anna Paulina Luna says she will reject corporate PAC donations and funding from foreign-policy special interest groups, following a narrow re-election victory. She said the move would show constituents that her views and advocacy in Congress are not controlled or influenced by donors, as political spending and US policy towards Israel face renewed scrutiny.

Luna defeated Democrat Leela Gray by 49.5% to 48.7% in Florida’s 13th District, which has traditionally leaned Republican. Gray criticised Luna’s support for continuing the Iran conflict, while candidates in several states made opposition to US support for Israel a campaign issue. Luna has consistently backed Israel; records cited in the article show she received about $38,000 from AIPAC’s PAC, less than 1% of the more than $4.3 million her campaign had raised by mid-October.