Ralph H. Haben, Jr. (born November 25, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 1980 to 1982.

He briefly considered a run for Governor of Florida, but decided instead to become a lobbyist for many large interests in the state legislature.

[4] This was the fourth time he nearly died, following a black widow bite, the sinking of a boat 12 miles offshore, and a plane crash.

That year, he defeated Floyd Price in the Democratic primary, and Republican Don Miller, Jr. in the general election.

[14] He helped the cruise ship casinos oppose allowing the expansion of gaming by the Seminole Tribe, who they viewed as competition.

[19] While chairing the Criminal Justice Committee, Haben pushed two pieces of legislation that allowed police officer to shoot fleeing subjects and gave those who carried a gun while committing a crime a mandatory three-year sentence.

In particular, he advocated raising the fuel tax by removing certain exemptions, citing the need caused by decreased gasoline consumption and the increasing cost of building roads.

Haben was highly against the Sunshine Amendment, calling financial disclosure laws the "greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the people of Florida.

"[2] He felt that the amendment was an unconstitutional invasion of his privacy, and that it did little to inform voters on who would be a good and honest elected official.

While he believed that legislatures deserved a pay increase for their hard[dubious – discuss] work, he feared that raising the salary would attract career politicians who would treat the position as a job, leading to less diversity in the House.

Amending the United States Constitution would make any questions fall mainly within the jurisdiction of federal courts.