Kurt Fevella (born October 1, 1967) is an American politician serving as a member of the Hawaii Senate, representing the 19th District since 2018. His victory in 2018 made him the only state senator not affiliated with the Democratic Party, and the first Republican elected to the Hawaii State Senate since Sam Slom in 2014.
Kurt Fevella | |
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| Minority Leader of the Hawaii Senate | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Slom (2016) |
| Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Yoshimura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1967 ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Website | Campaign website |
Career
editFevella was born and raised in Ewa Beach, graduating from James Campbell High School.[1] Before running for office, Fevella was a school custodian at Ewa Makai Middle School.[2] He became interested in community service and politics after he began attending church during the 1990s. He served on the Ewa Neighborhood board and is the president of the Ewa Lions Club.[1][3]
Fevella ran in 2012 for District 40 of the Hawaii House of Representatives and lost. In 2018, Fevella defeated state Representative Matt LoPresti to represent District 19 in the Hawaii Senate by 116 votes in an upset.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Lovell, Blaze (November 30, 2018). "School Custodian Gets A New Job As Hawaii's Only Republican Senator". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Richardson, Mahealani (November 27, 2018). "From school custodian to the sole Republican in the state Senate". Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "Controversial Ewa neighborhood board discusses complaints". Hawaii News Now. July 28, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Republican Kurt Fevella holds on for close win over Matt LoPresti in state Senate race for Ewa Beach
- ^ Pang, Gordon (January 9, 2019). "Hawaii Supreme Court dismisses Matt LoPresti case challenging Kurt Fevella's Senate win". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
External links
edit- Hawaii State Legislature – Senator Kurt Fevella official government site
- Campaign site
- Profile at Vote Smart
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