Alex Sink Politician

Adelaide Alexander "Alex" Sink (born June 5, 1948) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Sink was the Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and treasurer on the board of trustees of the Florida State Board of Administration. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Florida and faced Republican nominee Rick Scott in the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election, losing to Scott by a 1% margin. Sink was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the special election, losing to Republican David Jolly on March 11, 2014, in a race to fill the vacancy created by the death in 2013 of U.S. Representative Bill Young.

Personal facts

Alex Sink
Alias (AKA)Sink Adelaide
Birth dateJune 05, 1948
Birth nameAdelaide Alexander Sink
Birth place
Mount Airy North Carolina , United States
Religion
Presbyterianism
Residence
Clearwater Florida , Thonotosassa Florida
Education
Wake Forest University
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Office holder

governor
office2nd Chief Financial Officer of Florida
party
Democratic Party (United States)
successor
Jeff Atwater

Alex Sink on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.alexforcongress.com