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| Heading into the 2010 cycle, Sink was mentioned as a possible candidate for the ] or for ]. In 2008, Sink stated that she would "assess the landscape after the first of the year, and make a decision then."<ref>http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article784644.ece</ref> In January 2009, Sink announced she would not run for either seat, preferring to stand for reelection as CFO.<ref>http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090116/CAPITOLNEWS/90116013</ref>. But the announcement that Gov. ] would forgo re-election to run for ] changed the state's political landscape. On May 13, 2009, Sink announced her intention to run for Governor. | Heading into the 2010 cycle, Sink was mentioned as a possible candidate for the ] or for ]. In 2008, Sink stated that she would "assess the landscape after the first of the year, and make a decision then."<ref>http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article784644.ece</ref> In January 2009, Sink announced she would not run for either seat, preferring to stand for reelection as CFO.<ref>http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090116/CAPITOLNEWS/90116013</ref>. But the announcement that Gov. ] would forgo re-election to run for ] changed the state's political landscape. On May 13, 2009, Sink announced her intention to run for Governor. | ||
| ===Biography=== | |||
| ===Controversy Over Use of State Plane for Personal and Political Travel=== | |||
| Florida CFO Alex Sink is using her three decades of business experience to get results for the people of the state, cutting wasteful government spending, cracking down on financial fraud and reforming state-contracting practices to hold government more accountable. | |||
| In 2009 Sink was the subject of questioning her use of state planes. | |||
| Sink is currently serving her first term as Florida’s CFO, having been elected statewide in 2006 – her first run for public office. As CFO, Sink oversees nearly 3,000 employees and an annual budget of $300 million in the Department of Financial Services. She is also a statewide elected officer of the Florida Cabinet. | |||
| ====Use of State Plane for Political Campaign==== | |||
| For over two years, CFO Sink has been an outspoken watchdog, demanding accountability for Florida’s contracts with private companies – including putting a stop to Project Aspire, an $85 million over-budget and under-performing accounting program she inherited upon taking office. CFO Sink is also working to cut waste in her own department, such as saving taxpayers $2.2 million annually by consolidating consumer-hotline call centers. | |||
| On June 26, 2009, the day after the ] published a report on Sink’s use of the state plane to transport members of her family to her home in ], the Sink for Governor Campaign reimbursed the State of Florida for a portion of the cost of 20 flights involving Sink’s use of the state plane to travel to campaign events scheduled in conjunction with state events. . | |||
| CFO Sink stands out as an aggressive consumer advocate, launching initiatives like the Safeguard Our Seniors Task Force, created to protect older Floridians from financial fraud, and Florida’s Housing Help Initiative, which provides assistance to Floridians facing mortgage foreclosure. | |||
| ====Use of State Plane to Pick Up and Drop Off Family Members at Sink Home in Tampa==== | |||
| Before her election in 2006, Alex Sink was a successful businesswoman, with 26 years of experience in the financial industry, culminating in her leadership of Florida’s largest bank. While establishing herself as a leader in the business community, Sink also used her business skills to help the state, serving as vice chair of Florida TaxWatch and appointed by Governor Chiles to the Commission on Government Accountability to the People. | |||
| State of Florida flight records from the Department of Management Services show that on four separate occasions Sink used state aircraft to pick up or drop off her husband and son in ] where Sink owns a home. <ref>State of Florida Flight Records; pp. 15-16. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/files/ethics-complaint-sink.pdf</ref> Florida law prohibits the use of state aircraft for personal travel. <ref>Section 287.17, Florida Statutes. http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0287/SEC17.HTM&Title=->2008->Ch0287->Section%2017#0287.17</ref> | |||
| CFO Sink has worked on behalf of Florida’s children through her service on Governor Chiles’ Commission on Education, the Hillsborough Education Foundation Board of Directors and as chair of Take Stock in Children. Her civic work also includes service in the Florida Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Junior Achievement of West Central Florida and as chairman of the board of the United Way of Hillsborough County. | |||
| ====Use of State Plane for Vacation to the Bahamas==== | |||
| CFO Sink grew up on a farm in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, and earned a degree in mathematics from Wake Forest University. She resides in Thonotosassa with her husband, Bill McBride. They are the proud parents of Bert, a student and football player at Stanford University, and Lexi, a student at Wake Forest University. | |||
| Sink’s official schedule and State of Florida flight records from the Department of Management Services show that Sink used state aircraft to fly the first leg of a flight to the Bahamas where Sink owns a home. <ref>State of Florida Flight Records; pp. 6, 8-9, 11, 13, 15. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/files/ethics-complaint-sink.pdf</ref> Florida law prohibits the use of state aircraft for personal travel. <ref>Section 287.17, Florida Statutes. http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0287/SEC17.HTM&Title=->2008->Ch0287->Section%2017#0287.17</ref> | |||
| ====Ethics Complaints==== | |||
| In 2009, Sink became the subject of two complaints <ref>State worker files ethics complaint against Fla CFO Sink, “South Florida Business Journal” http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/06/29/daily12.html</ref> before the Florida Commission on Ethics alleging that her use of the state plane to pick up or drop off her husband and son in ] where Sink owns a home, violated the State Code of Ethics and Section 287.17, Florida Statutes, which provides that use of state aircraft for purposes other than official state business constitutes misuse of public position under Section 287.175, Florida Statutes. The ethics complaints against Sink also allege that she violated the gift ban and gift disclosure requirements in the Florida Code of Ethics when she failed to pay for personal and political flights on the state plane within 90 days of the travel and failed to file a gift disclosure form required under state law. <ref>Ethics Complaint against Alex Sink dated June 29, 2009 http://miamiherald.typepad.com/files/ethics-complaint-sink.pdf</ref> <ref>Ethics Complaint against Alex Sink dated July 14, 2009 http://miamiherald.typepad.com/files/alex-sink-ethics-commission-complaint.pdf</ref> | |||
| ====Elections Commission Complaint==== | |||
| On July 14, 2009, Sink became the subject of a filed with the ] alleging that Sink’s use of the state plane constituted an unlawful excessive contribution to the campaign and that her campaign failed to report the value of the flights as contributions and/or campaign expenditures on the Sink campaign’s quarterly financial reports as required by state law. <ref>Elections Commission Complaint against Alex Sink dated July 14, 2009 http://miamiherald.typepad.com/files/alex-sink-elections-commission-complaint.pdf</ref> | |||
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| Alex Sink | |
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| 2nd Chief Financial Officer of Florida | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Gallagher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adelaide Sink (1948-06-05) June 5, 1948 (age 76) Mt. Airy, North Carolina, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bill McBride (1987-Present) |
| Residence | Tampa, Florida |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest University |
| Profession | banking |
| Website | myfloridacfo.com |
Adelaide "Alex" Sink (born 5 June 1948) is Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and is currently a Democratic candidate for Governor of Florida. Sink is also the first female CFO of Florida and, if elected, would be the first female Governor for the state of Florida.
Personal
Sink was raised in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Sink is a graduate of Wake Forest University. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, she taught in West Africa for three years.
Sink is married to Florida attorney and politician Bill McBride who was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Florida in 2002. They have a son, Bert, and a daughter, Lexi.
She is a descendant of the famous conjoined "Siamese Twins", Chang and Eng Bunker.
Career
Sink is a former president of Florida Operations at Bank of America. She was appointed by former Governor Lawton Chiles to the Commission on Government Accountability to the People, and also served on Chiles’ Commission on Education. She was vice-chair of Florida TaxWatch. Sink has also served with the Florida Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, the Beth El Farm Workers Ministry, and as Chairman of the Board of the United Way of Hillsborough County.
Sink was the Democratic candidate for Florida's office of Chief Financial Officer in 2006. She defeated Republican Tom Lee 53.5 percent to 46.5 percent.
2010 Gubernatorial candidate
Main article: Florida gubernatorial election, 2010Heading into the 2010 cycle, Sink was mentioned as a possible candidate for the U.S. Senate or for Governor of Florida. In 2008, Sink stated that she would "assess the landscape after the first of the year, and make a decision then." In January 2009, Sink announced she would not run for either seat, preferring to stand for reelection as CFO.. But the announcement that Gov. Charlie Crist would forgo re-election to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez changed the state's political landscape. On May 13, 2009, Sink announced her intention to run for Governor.
Biography
Florida CFO Alex Sink is using her three decades of business experience to get results for the people of the state, cutting wasteful government spending, cracking down on financial fraud and reforming state-contracting practices to hold government more accountable.
Sink is currently serving her first term as Florida’s CFO, having been elected statewide in 2006 – her first run for public office. As CFO, Sink oversees nearly 3,000 employees and an annual budget of $300 million in the Department of Financial Services. She is also a statewide elected officer of the Florida Cabinet.
For over two years, CFO Sink has been an outspoken watchdog, demanding accountability for Florida’s contracts with private companies – including putting a stop to Project Aspire, an $85 million over-budget and under-performing accounting program she inherited upon taking office. CFO Sink is also working to cut waste in her own department, such as saving taxpayers $2.2 million annually by consolidating consumer-hotline call centers.
CFO Sink stands out as an aggressive consumer advocate, launching initiatives like the Safeguard Our Seniors Task Force, created to protect older Floridians from financial fraud, and Florida’s Housing Help Initiative, which provides assistance to Floridians facing mortgage foreclosure.
Before her election in 2006, Alex Sink was a successful businesswoman, with 26 years of experience in the financial industry, culminating in her leadership of Florida’s largest bank. While establishing herself as a leader in the business community, Sink also used her business skills to help the state, serving as vice chair of Florida TaxWatch and appointed by Governor Chiles to the Commission on Government Accountability to the People.
CFO Sink has worked on behalf of Florida’s children through her service on Governor Chiles’ Commission on Education, the Hillsborough Education Foundation Board of Directors and as chair of Take Stock in Children. Her civic work also includes service in the Florida Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Junior Achievement of West Central Florida and as chairman of the board of the United Way of Hillsborough County.
CFO Sink grew up on a farm in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, and earned a degree in mathematics from Wake Forest University. She resides in Thonotosassa with her husband, Bill McBride. They are the proud parents of Bert, a student and football player at Stanford University, and Lexi, a student at Wake Forest University.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Alex Sink | 2,479,861 | 53.55 | ||
| Republican | Tom Lee | 2,151,232 | 46.45 | ||
References
- FLORIDA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL, Florida Trend (11-01-2004) p.26 ISSN:00154326.
- Twins' great-granddaughter seeks a different kind of fame, St. Pete Times
- "2006 Election Results". Florida Department of State. March 1, 2007.
- http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article784644.ece
- http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090116/CAPITOLNEWS/90116013
External links
- Florida Department of Financial Services
- Alex Sink
- Follow the Money - Alex Sink
- Orlando Sentinel blog
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