Adelaide Sink

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Florida Next Foundation

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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 life
Sink was born and raised in Mount Airy, North Carolina, the daughter of Adelaide A. (née Bunker) and Kester A. Sink. Her maternal great-grandfather was Chang Bunker, one of the famous conjoined "Siamese Twins" Chang and Eng Bunker. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, she taught at girls' schools in Sierra Leone and Liberia for three years.

Sink is the widow of Florida attorney and politician Bill McBride who was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Florida in 2002, making them the only married American couple to both run unsuccessfully in gubernatorial races. They have a son, Bert, and a daughter, Lexi.

Political career
Sink is a former President of Florida Operations at NationsBank, now 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.

Florida Chief Financial Officer
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.
She also was the first Democrat elected to the state Cabinet since 1998.cite web|url=

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Adelaide Sink active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc. The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as community foundation that connects people and resources for creative philanthropy, vision and leadership	Director/Board Member	-
Wake Forest University Wake Forest University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	-
Hyde Park Capital Partners LLC Hyde Park Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment banking services	Corporate Officer/Principal	18/07/2011
Florida Next Foundation Florida Next Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Founder	-

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Former positions of Adelaide Sink

Companies	Position	End
BENEFYTT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Director/Board Member	30/10/2013
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.	Director/Board Member	14/11/2006
C1 FINANCIAL INC	Director/Board Member	-
C1 Bank C1 Bank Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state commercial bank	Director/Board Member	-
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION	President	-

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Bank of America Corp. Bank of America Corp. Major BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiaries provides consumer and global banking, markets brokerage & wealth and investment management services	Finance
Raymond James Financial, Inc. Raymond James Financial, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth management, investment banking and advisory services	Finance
Republic Bancshares, Inc. (Florida) Republic Bancshares, Inc. (Florida) Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary provides banking services	Finance
Corelogic US, Inc. Corelogic US, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides on-line information and screening services for businesses	Technology Services
Wake Forest University Wake Forest University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Hyde Park Capital Partners LLC Hyde Park Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment banking services	Finance
The Nature Conservancy, Inc. The Nature Conservancy, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides wildlife protection programs	Commercial Services
Hillsborough Education Foundation, Inc. Hillsborough Education Foundation, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides educational community resources	Commercial Services
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc. The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as community foundation that connects people and resources for creative philanthropy, vision and leadership	Miscellaneous
Florida TaxWatch Florida TaxWatch Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a government watchdog and taxpayer research institute	Commercial Services
C1 Bank C1 Bank Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state commercial bank	Finance
Blue Lantern Health, LLC Blue Lantern Health, LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides health insurance technology services	Technology Services
C1 Financial, Inc. C1 Financial, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance
Florida Next Foundation Florida Next Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Miscellaneous