Cristian LunaCandidate

Cristian Luna

State HouseDemocrat

PA-PA HD-13 State House

Mexican-American·Deputy Prothonotary, Chester County

Why This Race Matters

Cristian Luna is running against John Lawrence (R, incumbent).

Luna is the first Latino to ever run for PA House District 13, a southern Chester County seat. In 2024, he lost to incumbent Republican John Lawrence 41.9% to 58%, but the race was closely watched as one that could swing power of the PA state House. Chester County has trended blue in recent years, and HD-13 remains one of the last Republican-held seats in the county.

Luna raised $281,962 for his 2024 campaign against Lawrence. Endorsed by Latino Victory Fund, Run for Something, Planned Parenthood PA Advocates PAC, Conservation Voters of PA, Progressive Turnout Project, and Everytown for Gun Safety. The Chester Water Authority dispute was the top constituent concern in southern Chester County.

Key dates to watch: Primary on May 19, 2026 and General Election on November 3, 2026.

About

Cristian Luna is a first-generation Mexican-American from West Grove, Pennsylvania, the heart of Chester County's mushroom farming region. His grandmother left Mexico after his grandfather, a police officer, was killed in the line of duty, and his parents immigrated to Chester County to work on its famous mushroom farms -- the same farms where young Cristian also worked before college. The first in his family to graduate college, he earned a degree in criminal justice from West Chester University in 2019. Now serving as Deputy Prothonotary in Chester County, he helps domestic violence survivors navigate the legal system as a bilingual legal advocate. At 27, he ran to flip the last Republican-held seat in Chester County.

Family & Heritage

First-generation Mexican-American. Grandmother left Mexico after his grandfather, a police officer, was killed in the line of duty. Parents immigrated to Chester County to work on mushroom farms. Cristian also worked on mushroom farms at Phillips Mushroom Farms before attending college. First in his family to graduate college.

Political Career

Before Politics

Deputy Prothonotary, Chester County Prothonotary's Office; Bilingual Legal Advocate, Domestic Violence Center of Chester County; Worker at Longwood Gardens (during college); Mushroom farm worker at Phillips Mushroom Farms (before college)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology from West Chester University (2019); Avon Grove High School

Awards & Recognition

First Latino to run for PA House District 13

Key Issues & Priorities

*Abortion rights protection
*Fully funding public education
*Raising minimum wage
*Healthcare access
*Protecting Chester Water Authority and public water access
*Climate action and supporting small farms
*Voting rights
*Addressing hospital closures

Endorsements

Latino Victory FundPolitical
Run for SomethingPolitical
Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates PACAdvocacy
Conservation Voters of PennsylvaniaEnvironmental
Progressive Turnout ProjectPolitical
Everytown for Gun SafetyAdvocacy