Anna Paulina Luna, Florida GOP congressional candidate, claims opponent plotted to kill her

Claims by a Republican congressional candidate that another GOP hopeful plotted to kill her landed Tuesday in a Florida courtroom.

Anna Paulina Luna, who plans to run for Florida's District 13 seat after losing a race for the slot in 2020 to Representative Charlie Crist, a Democrat, contends in court documents that GOP challenger William Braddock is stalking her and wants her dead. Luna has filed a petition for a permanent restraining order. Pinellas County Circuit Judge Doneene Loar had previously granted a temporary restraining order for Luna and a conservative activist and friend of hers, Erin Olszewski, after the allegations surfaced. In court Tuesday, Braddock, who has already filed as a GOP candidate, told a judge he opposes the injunction and wants to "obtain, review and validate" any evidence against him. He did not directly address the accusations but has denied them in the past and called them politically motivated.