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  [FL] CFO may pivot on personality. Democratic banker, GOP senator have similar positions
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DescriptionTALLAHASSEE — Alex Sink twinkles when she speaks, her Southern twang and diminutive stature more evocative of a schoolteacher than a former president of Florida's largest bank.

Tom Lee is soft-spoken but exudes power - in his physical stature and politically as the president of the Florida Senate.

She's a long-time banking executive who is a Democrat. He's a former Democrat who switched to the Republican Party shortly before running for the Senate 10 years ago. They are running for the Florida Cabinet position of chief financial officer on a campaign platform of fiscal conservatism and consumer advocacy.

With many of their political positions much the same, the determining difference in the Nov. 7 election may come down to their parties and their personalities.
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