Kim Hakes of Las Cruces has been appointed to the Dona Ana County Commission, representing District 5. He will serve through the next general election. Hakes fills the vacant seat created by the resignation of John Vasquez. Hakes retired from Citizens Bank in Las Cruces in 2015. He is also a veteran of the United States Army. A graduate of Brigham Young University, he also earned a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.