Matthew Elias Gonzales

Matthew Gonzales is the Southwest State Affairs Director for the Consumer Energy Alliance, with oversight of New Mexico, West Texas, Colorado, and Arizona. He is an Air Force veteran who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He is currently in his second term as a Council Member for the Village of Cimarron and has previously served on the Cimarron Municipal Schools' Board of Education. He also served as the interim Village Administrator for Cimarron from January to August 2017. His career includes roles as Director of Government Affairs at the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau and Vice President of Government Affairs & Public Relations at the New Mexico Association of Commerce & Industry. He attended the Community College of the Air Force, Troy University, and the University of Oklahoma.