Charlie Comfort

Year Elected to Office and Number of Terms Served

Comfort was elected to his first term on City Council in the fall of 2021 and took office in January 2022.

Education and Background

Comfort grew up in Oskaloosa and received a Bachelor of Arts in organizational leadership from Beuna Vista University. Comfort is a sitting member of the Oskaloosa School Board, and has previously been involved with the Oskaloosa Planning and Zoning Commission, Oskaloosa Historic Preservation Commission, Oskaloosa Airport Commission, and Oskaloosa Board of Adjustment. He was also previously involved with the Oskaloosa Optimist Club.

Place of Employment

Comfort joined Pella Regional Health Center in the fall of 2020 and serves as the call center manager.

Reason for Running for Public Office

Comfort attended his first City Council meeting as an eighth grader in March of 2007. That one meeting sparked a keen interest in local politics, and Comfort continued to attend City Council and School Board meetings all through his high school years. He has long wanted to leave his community a better place than when he found it and that has always been his driving factor in wanting to be involved in Oskaloosa. At the age of 18, Comfort was elected to the Oskaloosa School Board over a longtime incumbent, serving for three years and later re-elected to the Board in 2019. In 2021, after some encouragement and seeing a number of key retirements from the City Council, Comfort decided to run for City Council to continue to better his community and help it grow.

Family Members

Comfort and his wife Sariah married in 2018. Together, they have a daughter Charleigh Ann, with a second baby due in May 2022. Comfort's parents are Keith and Martha Comfort; his dad was the longtime cross country coach for almost 15 years, and his mom was a legal secretary. Comfort's brother and sister-in-law are Mike and Jennifer Comfort; Mike is a high school teacher and coach, and Jen works for Musco and is also the Oskaloosa High School volleyball coach.