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Bowen Kou
Bowen Kou (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 13. He lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.
Kou completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bowen Kou's career experience includes working as a businessman.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida State Senate District 13
Keith Truenow defeated Stephanie Dukes in the general election for Florida State Senate District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keith Truenow (R) | 60.3 | 181,074 |
 | Stephanie Dukes (D) | 39.7 | 119,212 | |
| Total votes: 300,286 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Stephanie Dukes advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 13.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 13
Keith Truenow defeated Bowen Kou and CJ Blancett in the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 13 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Truenow | 67.0 | 29,729 |
 | Bowen Kou | 23.9 | 10,607 | |
 | CJ Blancett | 9.1 | 4,018 | |
| Total votes: 44,354 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ebo Entsuah (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kou in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bowen Kou completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kou's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- As your state senator I will eliminate tolls, lower prescription prices, cut unnecessary regulations, lower taxes, and help small business grow which will create more jobs.
- As an immigrant who has gone through the naturalization process, I understand the proper way our immigration system should operate. But open borders that allow career criminals, human smugglers, and fentanyl to flood our communities is not how it should work. As your state senator I will fight for policies that will eliminate illegal immigration, which Biden and his administration has allowed.
- Homeowner insurance premiums continue to rise. People have less insurance options and can’t afford the crippling increases of the ones available.Bowen will provide tax relief and expand the insurance market to increase competition via the free market system.
Americans are paying 3 times, if not more, for the exact prescription drugs compared to Europeans. I will propose a bill to enable Florida pharmacies to import drugs from the European Union. By introducing real competition and transparency, it will save Floridians up to 70% on prescriptions.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 18, 2023
