RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Grant Whitney, Jr. will take a seat on the state Board of Elections. The former chairman of the Meckleburg County Republican Party will fill the unexpired term of Josh Howard, who resigned effective Jan. 1.

Whitney was appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory. He will serve through May 2017.  
 
Whitney has been a partner at Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, LLP since 1979. He practices in commercial real estate and property transactions.

He is a graduate of Wake Forest University.