J.D. Comfort
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== Political Career == | == Political Career == | ||
| - | After 5 successful years as District Attorney, Comfort decided to run for | + | After 5 successful years as District Attorney, Comfort decided to run for the Mississippi Valley legislature from his Mississippi district. First facing a conservative Republican, Marcus Jamble, and a moderate Democrat, Harry Deant, he was able to convince the second to drop out, endorsing him. In election day, he defeated Jamble by a high margin, getting the vote of most democrats and independents, and some Republicans. |
| + | Comfort served in the Mississippi Valley legislature, sometimes proposing bills that the republicans found too conservative. He was the president of the short-lived Mississippi Valley regional Senate and the only non-republican member from the state of Mississippi. | ||
With much popularity gained, he was elevated to [[Governor]] of the [[Mississippi Valley]] in 2020, with the resignment of [[Roberta Christmas]] | With much popularity gained, he was elevated to [[Governor]] of the [[Mississippi Valley]] in 2020, with the resignment of [[Roberta Christmas]] | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 20 March 2008
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| 5th Governor of the Mississippi Valley | ||||
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| In Office: 2020 - Present Lieutenant(s): None | ||||
| Preceded by | Roberta Christmas | |||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | |||
| Missouri State Senator | ||||
| In Office: 2008 - 2020 Governor(s): Carter Glass, Johnny Green, Brian Murphy, Roberta Christmas | ||||
| Preceded by | Michael Gibbons | |||
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Hastings | |||
| Born | 8 November, 1977 Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Political Party | Independent | |||
| Spouse | Rachel Comfort | |||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||
J.D. Comfort is the 5th and current Governor of the Mississippi Valley, and the first Independent. He was elevated in 2020 to replace Roberta Christmas, who resigned after the MSV Legislature began the procedure to impeach her.
Early Life
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Legal Career
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Political Career
After 5 successful years as District Attorney, Comfort decided to run for the Mississippi Valley legislature from his Mississippi district. First facing a conservative Republican, Marcus Jamble, and a moderate Democrat, Harry Deant, he was able to convince the second to drop out, endorsing him. In election day, he defeated Jamble by a high margin, getting the vote of most democrats and independents, and some Republicans. Comfort served in the Mississippi Valley legislature, sometimes proposing bills that the republicans found too conservative. He was the president of the short-lived Mississippi Valley regional Senate and the only non-republican member from the state of Mississippi.
With much popularity gained, he was elevated to Governor of the Mississippi Valley in 2020, with the resignment of Roberta Christmas
