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Kurt Fevella
2022 - Present
2026
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Kurt Fevella (Republican Party) is a member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 20. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Fevella (Republican Party) won re-election to the Hawaii State Senate to represent District 20 outright in the Republican primary on August 13, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Fevella was elected to serve as the Hawaii State Senate minority leader on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Kurt Fevella was born and lives in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Fevella graduated from James Campbell High School. His career experience includes working as a school custodian. He has served as the event chair of Bash at the Bush, and has volunteered with the Dialysis "Christmas in July" second chance support group and with local homeless shelters.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Fevella was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee
- Economic Development and Tourism Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Vice Chair
- Committee on Labor and Technology
- Ways and Means Committee
- Water and Land Committee
2021-2022
Fevella was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Environment Committee
- Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Economic Development and Tourism Committee
- Government Operations Committee
- Hawaiian Affairs Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Senate Housing Committee
- Health and Human Services Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee (decommissioned)
- Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee (decommissioned)
- Water and Land Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2019-2020
Fevella was assigned to the following committees:
- Economic Development and Tourism Committee
- Agriculture and Environment Committee
- Government Operations Committee
- Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
- Hawaiian Affairs Committee
- Senate Housing Committee
- Health and Human Services Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee (decommissioned)
- Judiciary Committee
- Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee (decommissioned)
- Ways and Means Committee
- Water and Land Committee
- Technology Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2022
Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Corey Rosenlee (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 20
Incumbent Kurt Fevella won election outright in the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 20 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kurt Fevella | 100.0 | 3,262 |
| Total votes: 3,262 | |||
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2020
See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Hawaii State Senate District 19
Incumbent Kurt Fevella defeated Rida Cabanilla in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kurt Fevella (R) | 58.3 | 12,345 |
 | Rida Cabanilla (D) | 41.7 | 8,813 | |
| Total votes: 21,158 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 19
Rida Cabanilla defeated John Clark III in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 19 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rida Cabanilla | 63.0 | 4,553 |
 | John Clark III | 37.0 | 2,677 | |
| Total votes: 7,230 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 19
Incumbent Kurt Fevella advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 19 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kurt Fevella | 100.0 | 4,310 |
| Total votes: 4,310 | |||
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2018
See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Hawaii State Senate District 19
Kurt Fevella defeated Matt LoPresti in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kurt Fevella (R) | 50.5 | 6,205 |
 | Matt LoPresti (D) | 49.5 | 6,089 | |
| Total votes: 12,294 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 19
Matt LoPresti defeated Alicia Maluafiti and Veronica Duzon in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 19 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt LoPresti | 61.4 | 3,280 |
| Alicia Maluafiti | 27.2 | 1,453 | ||
| Veronica Duzon | 11.5 | 613 | ||
| Total votes: 5,346 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 19
Kurt Fevella advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 19 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kurt Fevella | 100.0 | 1,311 |
| Total votes: 1,311 | |||
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2016
- See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent William Espero defeated Kurt Fevella in the Hawaii State Senate District 19 general election.[3]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  William Espero Incumbent |
61.60% | 7,880 | |
| Republican | Kurt Fevella | 38.40% | 4,912 | |
| Total Votes | 12,792 | |||
| Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections | ||||
Incumbent William Espero ran unopposed in the Hawaii State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | William Espero Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Kurt Fevella defeated Chris Fidelibus in the Hawaii State Senate District 19 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kurt Fevella |
60.34% | 989 | |
| Republican | Chris Fidelibus | 39.66% | 650 | |
| Total Votes | 1,639 | |||
2012
Fevella ran in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 40. Fevella was defeated by Chris Kalani Manabat in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2012.[6][7]
2010
Fevella was a Democratic candidate for District 43 in the Hawaii House of Representatives in the September 18, 2010 state legislative elections. He was defeated by Jason Bradshaw in the primary. The general election was November 2, 2010.[8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Chris Kalani Manabat |
28.9% | 783 |
| Rose Martinez | 21.5% | 582 |
| Romy Mindo | 20.4% | 553 |
| Kurt Fevella | 18.6% | 503 |
| Sam Puletasi | 5.3% | 144 |
| Joe Rattner | 5.2% | 141 |
| Total Votes | 2,706 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Kurt Fevella did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 3. |
2023
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In 2023, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 4. |
2022
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In 2022, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 5. |
2021
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In 2021, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 to July 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 2.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Hawaii State Senate District 20 |
Officeholder Hawaii State Senate District 20 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senator Kurt Fevella," accessed September 5, 2022
- ↑ Senator Kurt Fevella, "About," accessed September 5, 2022
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "General Election 2016 - State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2016," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 State of Hawaii, "2016 Candidate Report," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, Official 2010 Primary Results, accessed July 12, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mike Gabbard (D) |
Hawaii State Senate District 20 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Hawaii State Senate District 19 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Henry Aquino (D) |
