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Grier Martin
| Grier Martin | ||
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| North Carolina House of Representatives District 34 | ||
| Former member | ||
| In office | ||
| 2005 - 2013 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | 2004 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Following an announcement in early May 2013 by incumbent Deborah Ross (D) that she would resign, Martin expressed an interest in being appointed to her seat. Martin declined to challenge Ross in the 2012 election after being redrawn into the same district following the 2010 census.[1]
Martin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 1991. He received his law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1995. He is an officer in the United States Army Reserves and an attorney. He and his wife, Louise, have one child.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Martin served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on Transportation
- Elections Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Environment Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Judiciary Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Subcommittee B
- Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives, Vice Chair
- Transportation Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Martin served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on Transportation
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform Committee, North Carolina House
- Environment and Natural Resources Committee, North Carolina House
- Ethics Committee, North Carolina House
- Federal Relations and Indian Affairs Committee, North Carolina House
- Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee, North Carolina House
- Judiciary I Committee, North Carolina House
- Pender/New Hanover Redistricting Committee, North Carolina House
- Transportation Committee, North Carolina House
Elections
2012
Martin did not run for re-election in 2012.
2010
On November 2, 2010 Martin won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. He faced Republican challenger Steven Henion in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[2]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 34 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Grier Martin (D)
|
15,234 | 54.17% | ||
| Steve Henion (R) | 12,886 | 45.83% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Martin won re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[3] $191,710 was raised for this campaign.[4]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Grier Martin (D)
|
24,065 | |||
| J.H. Ross (R) | 16,102 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, a year in which Martin was up for re-election, he collected $414,768 in donations.[5]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| North Carolina House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Grier Martin's campaign in 2010 | |
| Martin Iii, David Grier | $145,673 |
| Martin, Louise P | $145,000 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | $23,388 |
| Martin, Harriet W | $9,000 |
| Porter, Stephen G | $8,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $414,768 |
2008
In 2008, Martin collected $191,710 in donations.[6]
These were the largest contributors in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CMTE | $69,251 |
| MARTIN III, DAVID GRIER | $50,000 |
| MARTIN JR, DAVID G | $8,400 |
| MARTIN, HARRIET W | $7,600 |
| NORTH CAROLINA ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE | $4,000 |
| PORTER, FRANCES G | $4,000 |
| CITIZENS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION | $4,000 |
External links
- Representative Martin's campaign
- North Carolina House of Representative - Rep. Grier Martin
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
- Representative Martin's LinkedIn
- Representative Martin's facebook
- Representative Martin's twitter
References
- ↑ Raleigh News-Observer, "Democrat Ross to leave legislature," May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ↑ Official North Carolina Election Results, 2010
- ↑ North Carolina House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ "2008 campaign contributions"
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributions
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Succeeded by Deborah K. Ross (D) |
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