Florida's Democratic CFO Sink to run for governor

Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is running for governor.

Sink released a statement Wednesday saying she will seek the office Republican Charlie Crist is giving up to run for the U.S. Senate. She is seen as the Democrats' best hope of taking over the governor's mansion for the first time in more than a decade.

Sink is a former bank president and the only Democrat in the state Cabinet. She's seen as conservative on financial issues. She recently criticized Republicans for a proposal to open Florida's coastline to offshore oil drilling.

If she wins, she would be Florida's first female governor.

Her announcement comes a day after Crist said he won't seek a second term.