MEET THE CANDIDATES: Florida Senate District 13 Republican Primary

Three Republican candidates — CJ Blancett, Bowen Kou and Keith Truenow — are running for the Florida State Senate District 13 seat in the Aug. 20 primary.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 3:21 p.m. July 18, 2024

Three Republican candidates — CJ Blancett, Bowen Kou, left, and Keith Truenow, right — are running for the Florida State Senate District 13 seat in the Aug. 20 primary.

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Three Republican candidates — CJ Blancett, Bowen Kou and Keith Truenow — are running for the Florida State Senate District 13 seat in the Aug. 20 primary. The winner will face Democrat Stephanie Dukes in the Nov. 5 general election.

Blancett faces a September trial after she was charged with stealing $47,722 from a homeowners association. As of press time, she remains a candidate in this election. Blancett did not return multiple requests through email, phone and social media seeking participation in this Q&A.

Click each name to read the candidates' responses.

Bowen Kou

Keith Truenow

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.