Alex Sink Announces Run To Succeed Late Rep. Bill Young

FILE- In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo Alex Sink, left, speaks during a gubernatorial debate in Miami. Sink on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 announced she will not run for governor again in 2014 and will instead focus on the... FILE- In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo Alex Sink, left, speaks during a gubernatorial debate in Miami. Sink on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 announced she will not run for governor again in 2014 and will instead focus on the Florida Next Foundation she created to help small businesses grow. MORE LESS
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Alex Sink, the Democrat who lost the 2010 Florida gubernatorial race to Gov. Rick Scott (R) by a razor-thin margin, confirmed to the Tampa Bay Times Tuesday that she plans to enter the race to succeed late Rep. Bill Young (R-FL). 

“Washington’s broken,” Sink told the newspaper. “And I, like everybody else I know, is angry and mad about the logjam, about shutting down the government, about not understanding the impact it was going to have on small businesses and people. The people up there just don’t seem to be able to work together.” 

Sink was previously floated as a Democratic candidate for the 2014 governor’s race, but ruled out a run in late September.

Young died on Oct. 18 at age 82.

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