Whitney Fox wins Democratic nomination for Florida’s 13th Congressional District

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay native Whitney Fox has won the Democratic nomination for Florida 13th Congressional District.

The Associated Press called the primary in Fox’s favor about half an hour after polls closed in Florida’s eastern time zone.

She will now face off against incumbent Anna Paulina Luna, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary for the congressional seat.

The mother of two, who helped lead the initiative for the SunRunner Bus Rapid Transit System in Pinellas County, said she is working to “focus on the needs of hard working Americans and not chasing headlines.”

Fox’s campaign is running on reproductive health protections, particularly for women seeking access to in-vitro fertilization. Her website also states she wants to combat the rising homeowner insurance rates in Florida, protect Social Security and Medicare from budget cuts, and expand the insulin price caps to all Americans.

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