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3rd Governor of the Sunbelt | ||||
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In Office: 2017 - 2024 Lieutenant(s): Morales, Ryan | ||||
Preceded by | AA Alvera | |||
Succeeded by | Bruce DelFino | |||
Chairman of the National Governors Association | ||||
In Office: 2019 - 2024 | ||||
Preceded by | Daniel Mallory | |||
Succeeded by | Bruce DelFino | |||
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | ||||
In Office: 2012 - 2016 | ||||
Preceded by | Jackson Kent | |||
Succeeded by | Zapp Branningman | |||
Born | June 5, 1977 Houston, Texas | |||
Political Party | Republican | |||
Spouse | Missy Baccei | |||
Religion | Catholic |
Kyle Baccei is a formert Governor of the Sunbelt, a member of the Republican Party. He briefly ran for the President in the 2020 elections, to then withdraw and retire as Governor. He's currently running for Southwest Senator, although his homestate, Texas, is not in this region.
Personal Life
Baccei is married and has 2 children
Political Career
Kyle Baccei was elected State Criminal Judge in 2001, serving for 7 years before becoming a State Representative. In 2012, he succesfully ran in a special election to the U.S. House. There, Kyle Baccei served as the Ranking Member of the House JUD Committee.
In 2016, Baccei ran for Governor of the Sunbelt. After a hard campaign against James Cheshire, Baccei was elected, winning 4,294,034 votes and capturing 48.2% of the vote.
He filled FEC to run for President in 2018, but soon withdrew and went back to his campaign for Governor. After some rallies, he retired, handing the nomination for Governor to Senator Mitchell Davis (who would then resign and retire from the race), and entered the race for Southwest Senator against Rep. Marcus Cavalier, though he first had to move from Texas to Colorado.