Kurt Fevella

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
Minority Leader of the Hawaii Senate
In office November 6, 2018 – November 8, 2024
Preceded by	Sam Slom (2016)
Succeeded by	Brenton Awa
Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 19th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 6, 2018
Preceded by	Jon Yoshimura
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-01) October 1, 1967 (age 57) ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Website	Campaign website

Career

Fevella 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]