Bowen Kou sues Florida Senate Republicans over 'racist' attack ads
Florida Senate candidate Bowen Kou sued the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee over attack ads his campaign describes as racist.
The legal action came after flyers hit mailboxes in Senate District 13 showing the Chinese American candidate’s picture and a headline asking “Why are Chinese donors flooding Bowen Kou with cash?”
On the back side of the mailer, there are outlines of the states where donations came from, along with an area pointing to an outline of China. There are also numerous listings of donors with ethnically Chinese names.
But Kou, founder of an international grocery chain, said his donations come from personal associates he knows through business or in his netwo...
