Trunenow Announces Senate Campaign

    State Representative Keith Truenow has announced he will be running to replace term-limited State Senator Dennis Baxley as the next Senator for Lake County from District 13. Truenow was first elected to the State House of Representatives in 2020. He is best known for eliminating the Lake County Water Authority, a duplicative layer of government, saving local taxpayers millions.
   “This campaign is about continuing the fight to defend conservative values, back up Governor DeSantis as he takes on the woke mob, and reduce the size and scope of government,” Truenow said. “For the first time in recent history, conservatives have made ardent gains in Florida. We cannot rest on our successes and must push forward as Florida fuels the national movement to roll back woke liberal policies across the nation.”
   Truenow is the founder of Lake Jem Farms, based in Mount Dora, which focuses on producing and selling sod throughout Florida. Following graduation from high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served his country for the next four years. Following his military service, he returned home to Lake County and his agricultural roots.
   He serves on several local and statewide boards including, Turfgrass Producers of Florida, Lake County Farm Bureau, and the Lake County Fair Association. He also serves on the Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council, appointed by Governor Rick Scott.
   One of Representative Truenow’s biggest legislative victories came when he passed a law to eliminate the duplicative Lake County Water Authority—an agency that was double taxing and double serving Lake County residents.
   Truenow is devoted to his loving wife of over twenty years and their two sons.