Douglas Matthew (Doug) Post was born in Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., on January 20, 1959. Doug grew up in and around the Washington beltway and the Pentagon during stimulating, exciting, and changing, turbulent times through the 1960's.

Doug's late father, Ken Post, worked in airline maintenance; then with the federal government in this, and other jobs. Ken Post also served in both WWII and Korea.

Mom (Evelyn Post of Alamogordo for over last 40+ years) worked at the Pentagon for the Department of Defense, personnel services for the U.S. Air Force, and later in other areas of federal and state government. She also taught school and worked as an editor. Evelyn has been an active Democrat her entire life.

Doug Post has two older brothers, Jeff and Steve, and a younger sister, Aline Brockett.

Doug and family moved West from Washington, first to San Antonio, and then to Alamogordo in when Doug was in third grade. He went through school in Alamogordo Public Schools, graduating in 1977 from Alamogordo High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications/Journalism in 1982 and worked in various media and public relations; and Master of Business Administration from New Mexico State University in 1985. He taught at NMSU in Business, Marketing, and Management.

Post went on to pursue post-graduate Ph.D. work at Colorado State University, where he served as an administrator in local colleges and school districts, worked several years as an employee relations manager for Hewlett-Packard Company, as Training Manager for Management Information Systems for ConAgra Corp., and ran his own business development and planning business. He is currently teaching for the Alamogordo Public Schools, and is active in various community groups and activities.

Doug has two children, a son, Justin of Los Angeles, and daughter, Lindsay in college in Colorado, where he spent several years working in industry and education, and raising his family. Mr. Post has served in elected capacities and appointed positions in community and economic development and as Chairman of a Northern Colorado parks and recreation district.

He is running for State Representative for Alamogordo because he feels compelled by people in the community and his own desires to work with and serve the needs of the city, county and state he lives and works in the community he lives in and loves.

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