House Speaker David Ralston's Use of Legislative Leave

Derek Somerville, former FBI Special Agent was the Guest Speaker at the Madison Forum's July 27 breakfast meeting at the Come-N-Get It Family Restaurant in Marietta, Georgia. Mr. Somerville's presentation was on "Facts & Transparency: Speaker Ralston's Use of Legislative Leave."

When Speaker Ralston was accused of allegedly abusing his legislative position, as a concerned Georgia Citizen, Derek Somerville took it upon himself to uncover the truth, no matter what it was. What he presents is based on facts uncovered in documents obtained from legal filings around Georgia.

Derek is a 15 year resident of Georgia, US Marine, former FBI Special Agent (public corruption), and financially-independent executive who owns and operates two successful businesses.

This is Part 1 of two parts. Be sure to watch the Q&A session in Part 2. (https://youtu.be/xbey0mZc23Q)

The Augusta Chronicle: Full interview of House Speaker Ralston (R-District 7, Blue Ridge) with Mark Newton (R-District 123, Augusta) and Rep. Barry Fleming (R-District 121, Harlem) by Susan McCord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxX5sCXPGOc

AJC: https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/bar-complaints-say-ralston-was-campaigning-when-stalled-court-cases/vM5Fu96qYA13s4W5EESS3K/

Download Derek's presentation at http://www.themadisonforum.com/docs/Ralston-Presentation-Derek-Somerville-2019-07-27.pdf

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