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Martinez Appoints Jim Paxon to the Sierra County Commission

nmpolitics.net

  Santa Fe, NM – Today, Governor Susana Martinez appointed Jim Paxon of Truth or Consequences to the First District of the Sierra County Commission, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Sherry Fletcher.

Before retiring, Paxon served as the special assistant to the director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department in Phoenix, Arizona. During his tenure with the Department, he was responsible for coordinating state, local and federal government initiatives, as well as serving as the media liaison. Paxon has also worked as a district ranger for the United States Forest Service and as a construction superintendent for an Arizona real estate company. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry.