Kirk Joseph deViere (born January 27, 1970) is a former Democratic member of the

North Carolina State Senate The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The term of office for e ...

, having representing the 19th district from 2019 to 2023. He was first elected in the 2018 elections, defeating incumbent state senator Wesley Meredith and won re-election in the 2020 elections. deViere previously served on the Fayetteville, North Carolina city council from 2015 to 2017.

Political career

In 2015, deViere was elected to the Fayetteville, North Carolina city council. deViere had previously been a candidate in both the

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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

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). In 2020, deViere defeated former senator Wesley Meredith during the general election by a margin of 51.4% to 48.5% in their rematch. deViere was endorsed in the 2020 election by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden

North Carolina Senate committee memberships

Standing or select committees (2021-2022 Session) * 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) * 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

2020

2018

References

1970 births Living people Huntingdon College alumni Troy University alumni Democratic Party North Carolina state senators 21st-century American legislators 21st-century North Carolina politicians {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub