Alamogordo Daily News
Friday April 18, 2008
Alamogordo man eyes House seat
By Karl Anderson
Doug Post, who has lived in Alamogordo since the third grade, said he is seeking the state House seat currently held by Rep, Gloria Vaughn because it is time.
Post is running on the Democratic ticket.
“It’s time, both personally and to serve the community’s needs,” he said Wednesday. “Personally I feel very strongly that have good leadership qualities and a sincere desire to help people solve problems.
Post graduated from Alamogordo High School in 1977. He received his master’s degree in business administration in 1985 from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, where he also taught before taking a position as administrator at Aims Community College in Greeley, Colo.
Post was then employed from 1988 through 19933 by Hewlett-Packard in Fort Collins, Colo., as an employee relations manager.
From 1993 through 1999 he worked for ConAgra Foods as a training manager with information technology, during which time he served as Chairman of the Thompson Rivers Park and Recreation Department as economic development coordinator.
“In 1999 I got my teaching license through a program called ‘Project Prmise’ at Colorado State University,” he said. “After that, I taught school in Colorado and New Mexico.”
Post said that he returned to Alamogordo last year when his father passed away.
“I came back to take care of my mom after raising my own family,” he said.
Post taught at Holloman Middle School last year and now teaches at Chaparral Middle School.
The candidate said that he is as active in this community as he was in Colorado.
“I feel compelled to serve in a role that will make a difference,” he said. “As your state representative, I can make a difference at local levels and beyond to the state level. I’ve learned how to work effectively with a wide number of groups and can build coalitions.
“It’s important for people and their families to call on their state representative to get help, to get action, and to really be heard.
“That’s what people here need, and what they deserve.”
Post said that some of the areas he feels need attention include seniors, veterans, drainage issues, schools, jobs, families, water, and roads.
“I also feel that we need to end some of this partisan, political log-jamming,” he said.
“It doesn’t matter as much if you are a Democrat, Republican, or independent. What matters is if you can really do the job or not, if you can truly work for your constituents and get results.”
Post is the sole Democrat on the June primary ballot for the District 51 race. Vaughn is the only Republican in the primary for that seat.
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“I appreciate Gloria Vaughn for what she has done and for her public service,: he said. “Bit it’s time to get some problems solved in the community. Making public appearances, showing up at community events, and handing out certificates is fine, but there is much more to the job of state representative than that.”