NU Online News Service, May 13, 3:37 p.m. EDT
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, whose Department of Financial Services includes workers' compensation, insurance consumer advocate and insurance fraud, announced today she is running for governor.
In a statement, Ms. Sink, a Democrat, said, "Our state needs a new and different kind of leadership. Thousands of Floridians have told me they need leaders committed to protecting the middle class, strengthening our economy and giving our families a fighting chance. As a businesswoman and working mom, I couldn't agree more."
She said that before her election as CFO she had "spent nearly three decades in business–creating jobs and economic opportunity in communities all across our state," and she plans to "put my business experience and know-how to work restoring our economy."
"Tallahassee's tired old ways of doing business just aren't enough to answer the urgent new challenges we face. And a state government influenced by narrow special interests cannot put the best interests of everyday Floridians first," she declared.
"For too long, we've had to tolerate a state government that puts playing politics ahead of helping families. Together, we can change all that, and give our state a fresh start," she said.
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