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 |
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| Born | (1967-10-01) October 1, 1967 (age 56) ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Website | Campaign website |
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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.
Fevella was born and raised in Ewa Beach, graduating from James Campbell High School.[1] Before running for office, Fevella was a school custodianatEwa 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 Rep. Matt LoPresti to represent District 19 in the Hawaii Senate by 116 votes in an upset.[4][5]
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