Kirk deViere

Kirk Joseph deViere (born January 27, 1970) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing the 19th district. He was first elected in the 2018 elections, defeating incumbent state senator Wesley Meredith[2] and won re-election in the 2020 elections.[3] deViere previously served on the Fayetteville, North Carolina city council from 2015 to 2017.[4]

Kirk deViere
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 19th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byWesley Meredith
Personal details
Born (1970-01-27) January 27, 1970
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jenny[1]
ChildrenSon, Greyson
Residence(s)Fayetteville, North Carolina
Alma materTroy University, Huntingdon College
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Websitehttps://www.kirkdeviere.com/

Political career

In 2015, deViere was elected to the Fayetteville, North Carolina city council. deViere had previously been a candidate in both the 2013 and 2017 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral elections, placing third each time in the primary and failing make the general election.

In 2018, deViere announced his intention to run against incumbent Republican Wesley Meredith for the North Carolina State Senate District 19. On May 8, 2018 deViere defeated Clarence Donaldson in the Democratic primary by a margin of 62.6% to 37.4%. In the 2018 general election, deViere went on to defeat incumbent Senator Wesley Meredith by a margin of 50.4 to 49.6 (433 votes).[5]

In 2020, deViere defeated former senator Wesley Meredith during the general election by a margin of 51.4% to 48.5% in their rematch.[6]

deViere was endorsed in the 2020 election by President Barack Obama [7] and Vice President Joe Biden [8]

North Carolina Senate committee memberships

Standing or select committees (2021-2022 Session)[9][10]

  • Appropriations/Base Budget
  • Appropriations on Department of Transportation
  • Commerce and Insurance
  • Finance
  • Transportation
  • Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee
  • Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee

Standing or select committees (2019-2020 Session)[10]

  • Appropriations on Department of Transportation
  • Pensions and Retirement and Aging
  • Transportation
  • Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee
  • Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee

References
  1. "Donaldson, deViere face off in NC Senate District 19".
  2. "DeViere officially wins state Senate seat".
  3. Futch, Michael. "DeViere appears to have defeated Meredith in state Senate District 19 race". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  5. "Kirk deViere".
  6. Staff, North State Journal (2020-11-03). "DeViere holds off Meredith in 2018 rematch". The North State Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. Obama, Barack (2020-09-25). "First Wave of 2020 Endorsements". Medium. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  8. "https://twitter.com/kdeviere/status/1315052114641592320". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-10-13. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. "Committees - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  10. "Committees - North Carolina General Assembly".


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