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35, Florida — 13, R
An Air Force veteran, Anna Paulina is the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress from Florida. he’s also probably the first member of Congress to have modeled in Maxim and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue… Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna served in the U.S. Air Force before transitioning into politics. In 2023, she became a mother, welcoming her first child, later partnering with Democratic Representative Brittany Pettersen on a bipartisan effort to allow new parents to participate in congressional votes via proxy for 12 weeks after welcoming a child—a resolution that has faced opposition from Speaker Mike Johnson, who argues that proxy voting is unconstitutional.
“When you label people a threat to democracy and attempt to dehumanize/lie about them, violence occurs. I am a new mom. I have a baby.”
37, Pennsylvania — 12, D