J.D. Comfort

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J.D. Comfort
5th Governor of the Mississippi Valley
In Office:
2020 - Present
Lieutenant(s): Tim Hatzopoulos
Preceded by Roberta Christmas
Succeeded by Red Blanchard
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 was the 5th 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. He denied interest in running for the Republican nomination in 2021, and declined nomination to run for a full-term as an Independent. He retired from politics after Red Blanchard's victory.

Early Life

TBC

Legal Career

TBC

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 first to drop out and endorse him. In election day, he defeated Deant by a high margin, getting the vote of most Republicans and independents. 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. He retired from politics after declining to run for a full term.

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