Most state legislators have remained resolutely silent throughout the past two months of the Ray Sansom controversy. But Rep. John Legg, R-New Port Richey, agreed with a constituent who e-mailed him several weeks ago, and said: "I share your concerns about ethics or I should say lack of ethics in our elected officials." 

Ali Golji of New Port Richey, a registered Independent voter, wrote to Legg to say he could "smell a rat" over Sansom as the beneficiary of a $110,000-a-year job at a college for which he helped obtain millions of dollars. "Amazing how a million changes to $25-million when there is a $110,000 a year incentive at work!"  wrote Golji. He said he has a Ph.D. in microbiology with 20 years of experience and has never made that kind of money.

The rest of Legg's reply: "I am confident that this issue will be closely scrutinized. Thank you for sharing your concerns with me." Legg wrote his e-mail on Dec. 3, and it was obtained in response to a public records request for emails from the speaker's office.   

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