Alexandra 'Sandy' Pope (born 1956) is an American trade unionist. She has been a truck driver and worked in warehouses before being elected President of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 805 in New York City. A resident of Astoria, Queens, she is a member of the reform caucus Teamsters for a Democratic Union. [1] In 2011, Pope challenged incumbent IBT President James P. Hoffa. She was the first woman to run for president of the Teamsters, an international union with 1.3 members at the time. [2] [3] [4]