David Ralston, the self-described “country lawyer” who helped set the state’s political agenda as the powerful speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, died Wednesday.
Ralston, 68, a Republican who came from the hills of North Georgia, was elected speaker by the Republican majority in the chamber in 2010 after Glenn Richardson, who preceded him, resigned over a series of negative revelations.
He had recently announced he wouldn’t seek reelection to the post because of health problems. House Majority Leader Jon Burns of Newington was nominated Monday to replace him.
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