Trouble started for one of Florida’s most powerful state officials the day he took his post. Now, just over two months into his tenure, GOP Speaker Ray Sansom has stepped down.
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Sansom on Monday gave up his position as Republican leader, which entitles him to serve as speaker, while the House GOP was meeting to consider his ouster. The meeting was called amid investigations into whether he’d improperly accepted a job from a state college.
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