Alex Sink

Alex Sink

Governor, Florida

  • A proven effective leader
  • A consumer advocate with extensive business experience
  • One of the country's most anticipated races

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About Alex Sink

Putting a Democrat in charge in Florida

When GOP Gov. Charlie Crist announced he’d run for Senate, Democrats united behind Alex Sink, Florida’s chief financial officer, to take over the governor’s mansion in this critical battleground state. Sink became Florida’s first female chief financial officer in 2006 with support from EMILY’s List’s Political Opportunity Program. If she succeeds, she will be Florida’s first woman governor.

Fiscal expertise, proven leadership

Alex Sink has the business savvy and leadership skills to restore vibrancy to Florida’s economy. An innovative chief financial officer, Sink directed investment managers to assess the impact of global warming on the state’s investment portfolio -- safeguarding tax dollars from risk and serving as a model for other states. She is a courageous and outspoken leader who has repeatedly stood up for a woman’s right to choose.

Republican relic of the Reagan revolution

Leading Republican candidate state Attorney General and former Washington lobbyist Bill McCollum is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. House and loyal member of Newt Gingrich’s army. He earned perfect scores from the National Right to Life Committee for his opposition to reproductive freedom. Alex Sink needs immediate support from EMILY’s List members to build a campaign war chest that can overcome McCollum's deep connections to special interests.

March 4, 2010

Alex Sink offers program to help veterans

Miamo Herald

Alex Sink offers program to help veterans

Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink unveiled an initiative Wednesday aimed at ensuring that the state's 1.7 million veterans tap into all the benefits available to them.

Come July, veterans who renew or apply for a Florida driver's license or ID will be asked to check a box indicating they served in the military. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will use the information to build a more comprehensive database of veterans' names and addresses, which the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs will use to send out benefits information.

"These brave men and women deserve our respect and gratitude, and they deserve to know about all the benefits they can access,"' said Sink, a Democratic candidate for governor whose father served as a Marine in WWII. "We need to take care of them when they come home."

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March 3, 2010

Sink unveils push to connect vets with benefits

St. Petersburg Times- The Buzz

Sink unveils push to connect vets with benefits

CFO Alex Sink, targeting a voter demographic that she'll no doubt need in her Democratic bid to become Florida's next governor, this morning unveiled an initiative aimed at ensuring that the state's 1.7 million veterans tap into all the benefits available to them.

"Florida Vets Connect" is an effort between Sink's Department of Financial Affairs, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Starting in July, when veterans go to renew or apply for a first-time Florida driver's license or ID, they will be asked to check a box indicating they served in the military.

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March 2, 2010

CFO Sink Busts Social Security Fraud Ring During Statewide Sting

WCTV

CFO Sink Busts Social Security Fraud Ring During Statewide Sting

Florida CFO Alex Sink today announced a statewide sweep of individuals utilizing fraudulent social security cards to gain employment in Florida, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Nine arrests have been made in the sweep, and additional arrests are pending. The suspects are accused of utilizing two social security numbers, one belonging to an Orlando resident.

"This is a local, state, and national security issue," said CFO Alex Sink. "These arrests send a clear message to criminals dealing with stolen social security numbers that we are serious about this type of fraud in Florida, and will also help the victims begin putting their lives back together."

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