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PurePolitics.com, LLC Executive Team


Co-Founders Trey Ragsdale & Russell Dalba pose for a photograph at 12:00:01 AM on January 1, 2000, the same time PurePolitics.com became the first new internet company of the 21st Century.

Over eight years ago, we had a small dream to try to educate young people around the world about the importance of politics in their everyday lives. Our original goal for PurePolitics.com was to provide an avenue for young people to learn about politics all the while learning to have fun discussing politics. After eight years of covering every major state, federal and international election in the world, with more than 200 million unique visitors from 200 different countries, and more than 50,000 elected officials interviews, PurePolitics.com has become the Destination for International Political Education, News and Election information. We can't thank each of you enough for your support! Whether your new to PurePolitics.com, or this is your first visit, feel free to provide us recommendations of how we can make our site better. We hope you enjoy our new look and please come back often as we unveil some new innovative products soon.

Ragsdale is the Chairman of PurePolitics.com, the world’s largest political portal and rated by Forbes.com as "Best of the Web" for political sites for three years. Ragsdale is a former White House aide and senior advisor to a former U.S. Senator. He has also garnered experience working with local, state, national and international leaders. In this capacity, Ragsdale and his company PurePolitics.com, LLC have been featured or interviewed by the Washington Post, CNN, BBC, Forbes Magazine, USA Today and many other national and international news organizations. Ragsdale was honored recently when the Atlanta Business Chronicle selected him as one of the top 50 rising Business Leaders under the Age of 40 in the metropolitan Atlanta region.  Ragsdale is also a published author and a frequent public speaker. Ragsdale resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Erin.

Dalba is the Vice-Chairman of PurePolitics.com.  Like Trey, Russell as been a founded partner since 2000 and has continued to garner top awards from major media outlets such as Forbes.com.  Dalba holds a strong interest in the information technology sector which has helped mold his entrepreneurial sprite.  Dalba resides in Sandy Springs, Georgia wife his wife Ky and two sons.

Dr. Wilson Triviño, is the senior editor for PurePolitics.com. Dr. Triviño has been with PurePolitics.com for eight years. He is also a political scientist, a highly sought after speaker and author of several books. He was selected by President George W. Bush as one of the top 100 leading experts on Social Security in the United States. Video

Krystle Russin is the Senior Election Correspondent for PurePolitics.com. Russin has been with PurePolitics.com for six years. Russin first started as an intern and worked her way up to this senior position. She is an writer, avid photographer and a model. Check out her recent feature in Elle Magazine. She has a bachelors degree from the University of Texas and represented the City of Austin in the Miss Texas USA pageant in 2007.