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Alex Sink

Alex Sink

Alex Sink is a candidate for Congress in Florida's 13th Congressional District. She served as Florida's Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2011. She was the Democratic Party's nominee for governor in 2010, but lost to Rick Scott.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Alex Sink

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Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on January 25, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
Says David Jolly "lobbied on a plan" by Rep. Paul Ryan that would turn Medicare into a voucher program.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 6, 2014
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."
True
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."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 8, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on October 25, 2010 in a debate:
Rick Scott "has said that he would do away with the Department of Community Affairs."  
False
By Amy Sherman • October 26, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.:
The lawyer who brought the case against NationsBank said "publicly that Alex Sink had nothing to do with the case, had nothing to do with the situation and didn't know about the problems."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 26, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on September 17, 2010 in a TV ad:
When Tallahassee politicians and bureaucrats tried to run our schools, "I've stood up to them to protect local control."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on September 1, 2010 in figures cites on campaign website:
"Florida spends more than $300 million a year just on children repeating pre-K through 3rd grade."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • September 21, 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."
True
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."
True
By Cristina Silva • July 8, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on June 10, 2010 in a speech:
"The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 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."
True
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."
True
By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 25, 2010 in a news release:
"Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 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.
True
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."
True
By Carol Rosenberg • March 18, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 4, 2010 in an interview with interview with the St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald.:
"Nobody has been talking about it (Medicaid fraud), focused on it, or paying attention to it."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 6, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on February 16, 2010 in a comment on her Facebook page.:
"Bill McCollum said tax cuts don't work."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 25, 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
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Latest Fact-Checks About Alex Sink

Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 10, 2014 in in a campaign mailer:
Says Alex Sink supported "higher property taxes."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 24, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 17, 2014 in a campaign mailer:
Says Alex Sink "supported higher sales taxes."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad:
Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead, Steve Contorno • February 14, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad:
"Nonpartisan government analysts say Obamacare will cost our economy up to 2.5 million jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Steve Contorno • February 14, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad:
"300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans" because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • February 14, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 10, 2014 in a campaign website:
Says Alex Sink "even supported a tax on homeowners insurance policies."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 31, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 31, 2013 in a YouTube video:
Says Alex Sink "failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 22, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 15, 2014 in in a Web campaign ad:
Alex Sink "used a taxpayer-funded plane so she could get to a vacation in the Bahamas."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 17, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview with his brother, former President George W. Bush, on CNN.:
"Rick Scott got a majority of the Hispanic vote in Florida."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 15, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 25, 2010 in a debate:
"Most" of the newspapers that endorsed Alex Sink also endorsed Barack Obama.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.:
"Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 26, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 20, 2010 in a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate.:
Says Alex Sink's plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 21, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Florida's investments? Alex Sink."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 6, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 5, 2010
Florida Police Benevolent Association
Florida Police Benevolent Association
stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Rick Scott's prison plan would cut Florida's prison budget in half, close prisons, and release tens of thousands of prisoners early -- murderers, rapists, sex offenders, armed robbers, drug dealers."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 4, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 21, 2010 in a television ad:
State pension fund staffers "lost billions. Then Sink gave them bonuses."
Mostly False
By Mary Ellen Klas • September 23, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 3, 2010 in a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee:
"The stimulus has not created one private sector job."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 17, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 1, 2010 in a statement.:
Alex Sink wants to "cut Medicare."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 2, 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."
True
By Cristina Silva • July 8, 2010
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