Kirk deViere

Kirk Joseph deViere (born January 27, 1970) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, having representing the 19th district from 2019 to 2023. 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
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byWesley Meredith
Succeeded byVal Applewhite
Personal details
Born (1970-01-27) January 27, 1970
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJenny[1]
ChildrenSon, Greyson
ResidenceFayetteville, 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

Electoral history

2022
North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2022[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Val Applewhite 7,588 56.24%
Democratic Kirk deViere (incumbent) 4,972 36.85%
Democratic Ed Donaldson 931 6.90%
Total votes 13,491 100%

2020
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk deViere (incumbent) 46,740 51.53%
Republican Wesley Meredith 43,966 48.47%
Total votes 90,706 100%
Democratic hold

2018
North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk deViere 5,257 62.59%
Democratic Clarence E. Donaldson 3,142 37.41%
Total votes 8,399 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirk deViere 29,815 50.37%
Republican Wesley Meredith (incumbent) 29,382 49.63%
Total votes 59,197 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

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. Twitter https://twitter.com/kdeviere/status/1315052114641592320. Retrieved 2020-10-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Committees - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  10. "Committees - North Carolina General Assembly".
  11. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. North Carolina State Board of Elections.


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