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Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on February 3, 2014 in a debate:
Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago."
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By Julie Kliegman • February 5, 2014
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on December 7, 2010 in a meeting of the Florida Cabinet:
"150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid."
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By Aaron Sharockman • December 8, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on September 13, 2010 in a campaign website:
"Florida ranks last in the ratio of employees to residents... And Florida is dead last in the nation in state employee payroll expenditures per resident."
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By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 20, 2010 in remarks to reporters.:
House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling."
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By Aaron Sharockman • July 21, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 8, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website:
"Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average."
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By Cristina Silva • July 8, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.:
Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine."
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 20, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on May 15, 2010 in email:
"Rick Scott's even saying he wants more offshore drilling."
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By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 31, 2010 in a press release:
The Senate Republican education plan is an unfunded mandate for local school districts.
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By Aaron Sharockman • April 5, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 13, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail to supporters:
"As Florida's CFO, I shut down Krakow's scam and refunded more than $1.2 million to Josephine and other victims of this con man."
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By Carol Rosenberg • March 18, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on January 6, 2010 in response to questions about fundraising totals:
"No Democratic campaign for (Fla.) governor has ever had these kinds of resources this early on in an election cycle."
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By Aaron Sharockman • January 15, 2010