House Speaker Ray Sansom faces a second ethics complaint.

Tampa-area activist Susan Smith today filed the complaint against the Destin Republican, who was has been under fire for taking a job at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville. Smith is a member of Democracy for America.

"He has embarrassed the Florida Legislature," Smith said an interview. She alleges Sansom violated, among other things, a House ethic rules that states legislative office, "is a trust to be performed with integrity in the public interest."

Smith, 59, mailed the complaint to Sansom this afternoon. "I'm outraged so I’m going to do something about this. I’m tired of lawmakers thinking they they can act this way and get away with it."

The speaker already faces a complaint from David Plyer of
Clearwater, who cited a Florida Statute that prohibits public officials
from using their position to gain special privilege for themselves or
others. The Florida Commission on Ethics next meets Jan. 23.

Smith's
complaint is directed to the chairman of the House Rules & Calendar
Council, Rep. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton.

Sansom, who is quitting the $110,000 job on Jan. 31, has maintained
he did nothing wrong, that he is looking out for his district and has a
desire to expand educational and economic opportunity.