Deno Hondros

Deno Hondros was elected to the Fayetteville City Council in 2022, representing District 9. With a strong personal mission to serve the City his family calls home, Hondros has a desire to help make Fayetteville first in economic growth, family friendliness, health and wellbeing. As a Fayetteville native, he has long known that both collective and individual service to community can make Fayetteville the best it can be.

Hondros is the child of Greek immigrant parents who instilled in him at an early age the value of a strong work ethic, dedication to service and a family-first perspective—qualities that continue to guide his personal and professional life today. Throughout the span of his career in the food service and real estate industries, he has held a variety of roles, including small business owner and entrepreneur. For more than two decades, Hondros has been a Realtor, and has owned successful small businesses for more than 30 years. He is currently a Senior Broker at Franklin Johnson Commercial Real Estate.

In 2018, Hondros was appointed to serve on the City’s Storm Water Advisory Board (SWAB), earning the chairman seat within 6 months of his appointment. He has also held positions on the City’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Task Force, the City Council Stormwater Committee, the City SPIRIT Committee, the Murchison Choice Planning Committee and the Salvation Army Board of Directors. His tenure on the Longleaf Pines Board of Realtors has seen him serve on a number of leadership committees of the board including the Legislative, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), and Political Action Committees. Active in the Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Hondros has volunteered for stints on the Parish Council and the Long Range Planning, Bylaws and Greek Festival committees over the last several decades. Hondros has also mentored youth playing basketball in both a head coach and assistant coach role.

Hondros is a graduate of Terry Sanford High School and Fayetteville Technical Community College.