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David Ralston (March 14, 1954 – November 16, 2022) was an American attorney and a Republican politician who was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2003 until his death. From 2010 onwards, he was also its 73rd Speaker of the House. Ralston was the longest-serving Republican Speaker in state history and the longest-serving Speaker of the Georgia General Assembly since Tom Murphy.
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byMike Bowers | Republican nominee for Attorney General of Georgia 1998 | Succeeded byShannon Goessling |
| Georgia State Senate | ||
| Preceded byBill Hasty | Member of the Georgia State Senatefrom the 51st district 1993–1999 | Succeeded byBill Stephens |
| Georgia House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded byCharles Poag | Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 6th district 2003–2005 | Succeeded byTom Dickson |
| Preceded byBen Bridges | Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 7th district 2005–2022 | Succeeded byJohnny Chastain |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byGlenn Richardson | Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives 2010–2022 | Succeeded byJan JonesActing |