Grier Martin

Grier Martin
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 34th district
In office
June 1, 2013 – July 8, 2022
Preceded byDeborah Ross
Succeeded byJack Nichols
In office
January 26, 2005 – January 9, 2013
Preceded byDon Munford
Succeeded byDeborah Ross
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (acting)[1]
In office
April 1, 2023 – March 13, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byThomas A. Constable (acting)
Succeeded byRonald Keohane
Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs[2]
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 1, 2024
Preceded byWalter E. Gaskin
Personal details
Born
David Grier Martin III

(1968-10-21) October 21, 1968 (age 55)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsD. G. Martin (father)
David Grier Martin (grandfather)
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina
EducationDavidson College (BA)
University of North Carolina (JD)
Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School (LLM)
ProfessionAttorney

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.[3] 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.[4]

In 2024, Martin was appointed Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs by Governor Roy Cooper.[5]

  1. ^ https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3684823/
  2. ^ https://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2024/03/28/governor-cooper-appoints-grier-martin-new-secretary-department-military-veterans-affairs
  3. ^ "Grier Martin". INDY Week. September 22, 2010.
  4. ^ https://prhome.defense.gov/Home/Leaders/Martin/ [bare URL]
  5. ^ Press release: Governor Cooper appoints Grier Martin new Secretary for Department of Military & Veterans Affairs