{{Short description|American political consultant (1989–2019)}} {{notability|bio|date=October 2021}} '''Kyle John Forti''' (1989 – March 3, 2019) was an American political consultant, active in Colorado.
== Education == In 2012, Forti graduated from Hillsdale College in Michigan with degrees in Political Science and Christian Studies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://gazette.com/news/colorado-springs-political-consultant-dies-in-kenya-chopper-crash/article_5dc599d2-3e9c-11e9-8e14-373346f5c400.html|title=Colorado Springs political consultant dies in Kenya chopper crash|last=Luning|first=Ernest|date=March 5, 2019|work=The Gazette|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://redalertpolitics.com/thirty-under-thirty-2014/kyle-forti/|title=Kyle Forti|website=Red Alert Politics|access-date=March 9, 2019|archive-date=July 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713153459/http://redalertpolitics.com/thirty-under-thirty-2014/kyle-forti/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Career == In 2013, Forti founded and became president of Peak Political Solutions.<ref name=":1" /> In 2014, Forti was named by ''Red Alert Politics'' on a “30 Under 30” list of conservative rising stars.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2015, Forti co-founded D/CO Consulting, a political and public relations firm based in Denver, Colorado, alongside Caleb Bonham.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2015/12/16/dco-puts-a-fresh-face-on-denvercolorado-gop-communications/124169/|title=D/CO puts a fresh face on Denver/Colorado GOP communications|last=Bunch|first=Joey|date=December 16, 2015|work=The Denver Post|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/the-latest-san-diego-businessman-among-dead-in-kenya-crash/506674702/|title=Colorado politics consultant dead in Kenya crash|last=Associated Press|date=March 4, 2019|work=Star Tribune|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref> Forti has worked for and managed the campaigns of many Republican politicians in Colorado.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/03/04/kyle-forti-dead-helicopter-crash-colorado/|title=Kyle Forti, "prolific figure" in Colorado Republican politics, among dead in Kenya helicopter crash|last=Mitchell|first=Kirk|date=March 4, 2019|work=The Denver Post|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref> Forti was described as a "prolific figure in Colorado Republican politics".<ref name=":4" />
== Personal life == Kyle Forti was married to Hope Forti, who founded Foster Together Colorado in 2018, which is a nonprofit that supports foster families. He also had two children.<ref name=":0" />
== Death == Forti died on March 3, 2019, in a helicopter crash in Kenya. The Bell 505<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aircraft Accident Investigation Preliminary Accident |url=https://www.transport.go.ke/sites/default/files/preliminary-reports/5Y_KDL_Draft_Preliminary_Report2.pdf |access-date=4 August 2024 |website=www.transport.go.ke |publisher=Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works}}</ref> helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from Central Island National Park near Lake Turkana. Four American tourists and the Kenyan pilot died.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/world/africa/kenya-helicopter-crash-americans-tourists.html|title=Kenya Helicopter Crash Kills 4 Americans, Police Say|last=Ives|first=Mike|date=March 4, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref>
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