Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 34th district
In office June 1, 2013 – July 8, 2022
Preceded by
Deborah Ross
Succeeded by
Jack Nichols
In office January 26, 2005 – January 9, 2013
Preceded by
Don Munford
Succeeded by
Deborah Ross
Personal details
Born
David Grier Martin III
(1968-10-21) October 21, 1968 (age 55) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Relations
D. G. Martin (father) David Grier Martin (grandfather)
Residence
Raleigh, North Carolina
Education
Davidson College (BA) University of North Carolina (JD) Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School (LLM)
Profession
Attorney
David Grier Martin III (born October 21, 1968) is an American politician and attorney. He served several terms as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's 34th district.[1] His district included the northern part of Raleigh in Wake County.
He resigned in 2023 to serve as Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.[2]
In 2024, Martin was appointed Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs by Governor Roy Cooper.[3]
^"Grier Martin". INDY Week. September 22, 2010.
^https://prhome.defense.gov/Home/Leaders/Martin/
^Press release: Governor Cooper appoints Grier Martin new Secretary for Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
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