David Ralston Children: Meet Elizabeth Ralston and Matt Ralston

David Ralston was a Republican politician and an American attorney who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2003 until his death.

David Ralston was the father of two adult children Elizabeth Ralston and Matt Ralston.

David Ralston passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, after a long illness. He was 68. According to a statement confirming his death, Ralston’s wife and family were with him when he died.

David Ralston was the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Georgia in 1998, but he was defeated by Thurbert Baker.

He was elected to Georgia’s House of Representatives for the 7th district in 2002. Following the resignation of Glenn Richardson, he was elected Speaker in 2010.

Ralston was the state’s longest-serving Republican Speaker and the Georgia General Assembly’s longest-serving Speaker since Tom Murphy. He was a member of the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce and the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association.