New Florida House speaker urges humility to lawmakers

By Michael C. Bender, Palm Beach Post

TALLAHASSEE — Raymond Edward Sansom of Destin ushered in the 13th consecutive year of Republican rule in the Florida House on Tuesday, urging his fellow lawmakers to remain humble in their work, hungry for knowledge and loyal to their voters back home.

"The answers are not found in the four walls of this chamber," Sansom, 46, said a unanimous House vote to elect him speaker. "The answers are found out throughout all of our districts. They're found in the small businesses and around the board rooms."