Governor fills vacancy on Sandoval County Commission

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the appointment of Joshua Jones to the Sandoval County Commission on Tuesday, Jan. 10.

Jones fills a vacancy created by the resignation of former Commissioner F. Kenneth Eichwald, who was elected in November 2022 as Sandoval County Magistrate Court Judge.According to the governor’s office, Jones, a veteran that served in the Military Police, was previously a Wounded Warrior Fellow for former Congresswoman Deb Haaland in New Mexico’s first congressional district.He currently works as the national director of government and cultural alliance for Velocity BioGroup, a national strategic consulting firm for health care product deployment.Jones is an active member of the community and served as Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commissioner for District 5.He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and is currently enrolled in the UNM Anderson School of Business MBA program.