The longest-serving state house speaker in the United States at the time of his death, Ralston was cut from the mold of Tom Murphy, the west Georgia Democrat who commanded the House from 1973 to 2003.

Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party and former Georgia State Senate member David Shafer said Ralston was "many things to many people," and went on to say "he was extraordinarily kind." ...

A sitting Georgia state senator was shoved to the ground and taken into custody Thursday for flouting orders not to enter the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address.

Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns rescinded a ban on a state senator after he was arrested Thursday for attempting to enter the House chamber and hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) state address.

Prior to that, Ralston served in the Georgia State Senate from 1992 to 1998. Ralston was elected by members of the Georgia House to serve as the 73rd speaker in 2010. He was the longest-tenured ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Speaker David Ralston died Wednesday at 68, spokesperson Kaleb McMichen said, less than two weeks after he announced he was stepping down because of health concerns.

The Republican senator was arrested by Georgia state police as he was ... Moore was banned from the House chambers after making controversial remarks about the late House Speaker David Ralston.

A Georgia state senator who was previously banned from the state House chamber has been arrested after he tried to enter the chamber for the governor's state of the state speech.

Ralston had served as the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives for 13 years. Politicians across Georgia are reacting to the news of House Speaker David Ralston's passing Wednesday.

A sitting Georgia state senator was shoved to the ground and taken into custody Thursday for flouting orders not to enter the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address.