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| 2 Chief Financial Officer of Florida | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Gallagher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adelaide "Alex" Sink (1948-06-05) June 5, 1948 (age 76) Mt. Airy, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bill McBride (1987-Present) |
| Residence | Tampa Bay, Florida |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest University |
| Profession | banking |
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 math, 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.
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 official state site
- Alex Sink official campaign site
- Follow the Money - Alex Sink 2006 campaign contributions
- Orlando Sentinel blog Orlando Sentinel blog about Sink
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| Preceded byTom Gallagher | Chief Financial Officer of Florida 2007– present |
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