SENATOR KIRK deVIERE

North Carolina District 19

North Carolina State Senator Kirk deViere is committed to delivering on a promise of prosperity that everyone deserves no matter what zip code you are born into or where you live.

Senator deViere was elected in November of 2018 and was sworn into the state senatorial district 19 office on January 3rd, 2019.  His current committee assignments include Transportation, Appropriations on Department of Transportation, and Pensions for Retirement & Aging.

Kirk was raised by a single mother who taught him that with hard work and dedication you can change your outcome in life.

His mother later married his step-father and along with his older brother Kirk grew up in a single wide trailer on a dirt road in Florida.  His mother’s hard work and sacrifice established the foundation of his character and values that would guide him throughout life.

Senator deViere understands the importance of a quality public education because the public school system provided the foundation that allowed Kirk to attend college and be the first person in his family to earn a college degree. Having worked his way through college, Kirk also understands the challenges of college tuition costs. He understands the burden of college loans, working hard to pay off his college debt 5 years after graduation.

As a veteran, Kirk respects North Carolina’s deep military tradition and is an advocate for our veterans and men and women in uniform as well as their families.

He understands the great debt our state and nation owe to our veterans.  Kirk served for 10 years in the US Army in the infantry field.
As a small business owner and business executive, Kirk understands the need for a quality workforce and policies that support business growth while not sacrificing economic mobility of the people that work in those businesses.  deViere currently is the Owner and President of 219 Group, a full-service marketing, advertising & PR agency.  deViere has served as chief operating officer for multiple companies in the real estate, consumer products and technology industries.

Senator deViere believes that giving back to his local community and state is important.  Currently, he  co-chairs a community coalition called Pathways For Prosperity to address generational poverty. Previously, Kirk served as a Trustee at Fayetteville State University and a two-year term on Fayetteville City Council as the District 2 representative.  deViere served as the youngest Chairman of the Greater Fayetteville Chamber.  He also served as the Founding Chair for the Fayetteville Young Professionals and was a co-founder of Fayetteville Cares, a local military family support non-profit. He also was instrumental in the foundation of the Defense & Security Technology Accelerator as well as the Partnership for Defense Innovation.

Kirk deViere holds a BA in Business Administration with a focus on finance and marketing from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama and holds a Master’s in Business Management from Troy State University.

deViere is married to Jenny Beaver deViere and has one son, Greyson. They attend Highland Presbyterian Church.