Kurt Fevella (born October 1, 1967) is an American politician serving as a member of the

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, 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 Samuel Morgan Slom (April 13, 1942 – May 21, 2023) was an American politician and a member of the Hawaii Senate, where he represented the 9th District (which included Hawaii Kai, Aina Haina, Kahala and Diamond Head on the island of Oahu) fro ...

in 2014.

Career

Fevella was born and raised in

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, graduating from

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. Before running for office, Fevella was a school custodian at Ewa Makai Middle School. He became interested in community service and

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after he began attending church during the 1990s. He served on the Ewa Neighborhood board and is the president of the Ewa

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. Fevella ran in 2012 for District 40 of the

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and lost. In 2018, Fevella defeated state Representative Matt LoPresti to represent District 19 in the Hawaii Senate by 116 votes in an upset.

References

External links

Hawaii State Legislature – Senator Kurt Fevella
official government site
Campaign site
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