Political career Alex Sink

1 political career

1.1 florida chief financial officer

1.1.1 florida taj mahal scandal


1.2 2010 gubernatorial candidate
1.3 2014 campaign congress

political career

sink former president of florida operations @ nationsbank, bank of america. appointed former governor lawton chiles commission on government accountability people, , served on chiles’ commission on education. vice-chair of florida taxwatch. sink has served florida chapter of nature conservancy, beth el farm workers ministry, , chairman of board of united way of hillsborough county.

florida chief financial officer

sink democratic candidate florida s office of chief financial officer in 2006. defeated republican tom lee 53.5 percent 46.5 percent. first democrat elected state cabinet since 1998.

florida taj mahal scandal

on august 30, 2010, sink sent letters florida supreme court , florida department of management services preliminary findings warranted audit via dfs, bureau of auditing excessive spending on first district court of appeal of florida courthouse, referred taj mahal judges around florida districts facing budget cuts. cfo s office states money may have been misused , as $16 million may have been spent in financial raid on state s workers compensation trust fund. $33.5 million bond construction attached transportation bill , passed on last day of 2007 legislative session. there ongoing investigation cfo s office.

2010 gubernatorial candidate

heading 2010 cycle, sink mentioned possible candidate u.s. senate or governor of florida. in 2008, sink stated assess landscape after first of year, , make decision then. in january 2009, sink announced not run either seat, preferring stand reelection cfo. announcement gov. charlie crist forgo re-election run senate seat being vacated mel martinez altered position, , on may 13, 2009, sink announced intention run governor.

on august 24, 2010, sink won democratic primary governor. faced health care executive rick scott in general election, independent (npa) candidate, urban designer , policy analyst, michael e. arth. former independent candidate, bud chiles, endorsed sink in september.

on october 25, 2010, during televised debate, sink read text message sent make artist s cellular phone campaign official instructing sink debate strategy, contrary rules of debate. sink fired adviser sent text message.

after close election, sink conceded, giving victory scott. carried 49% of vote, , 48%.

2014 campaign congress

republican bill young, had represented 13th district , predecessors since 1971, died on october 18, 2013. on october 30, sink told tampa bay times run in special election replace him. gained support national democratic power brokers. other declared democratic candidate, jessica ehrlich, had faced young in 2012 general election, dropped out of race on november 6, handing nomination sink. faced david jolly, young s former general counsel, in march 11 election.

a longtime resident of thonotosassa in eastern hillsborough county, sink told times move pinellas county possible. although members of house required live in state represent, has become strong convention live in district represent. signed one-year lease apartment near campaign headquarters in clearwater establish residency in district, plans buy house in district later.

the 13th , predecessors had been in republican hands since william cramer won seat in 1954 election; succeeded young in 1971. had been 1 of earliest districts in south turn republican. thought sink had chance of winning; obama had carried district twice, , sink had carried district in gubernatorial campaign against scott. race close, sink taking 46.6 percent of vote jolly s 48.4 percent.