J.D. Comfort
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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 | |||
| Attorney General of Missouri | ||||
| In Office: 2017 - Present Governor(s): Brian Murphy, Roberta Christmas | ||||
| Preceded by | Jay Nixon | |||
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand Acker | |||
| Missouri State Senator | ||||
| In Office: 2008 - 2017 | ||||
| Preceded by | Michael Gibbons | |||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | |||
| 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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Political Career: First Years
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Political Career: Attorney General
After 5 successful years as District Attorney, Comfort decided to run for Missouri State Senate. 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.
In 2017, Comfort succesfully ran for Missouri Attorney General, defeating his two rivals by a close margin.
With much popularity gained, he was elevated to Governor of the Mississippi Valley in 2020, with the resignment of Roberta Christmas
