Alex Sink

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Adelaide "Alex" Sink is Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Early life

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.

[edit] Career

Sink is a former president of 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.^[1] Sink is married to Florida attorney and politician Bill McBride. She is a direct descendent of the famous conjoined "Siamese Twins" Chang and Eng Bunker.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Florida Department of Financial Services official state site
• Follow the Money - Alex Sink 2006 campaign contributions
• Orlando Sentinel blog Orlando Sentinel blog about Sink

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