Colfax County Commissioners

Jim Maldonado, Chair

Jim Maldonado has served the community as the Colfax County Sheriff for many years prior to serving as a commissioner. He has also had experience as a Raton police officer and as the Raton Police Chief in years past. He is married to Lillian, and has two daughters, Aimee, and Beverly.

William "Bill" Conley

Bill Conley was elected to the Commissioner District #3 position in November 2004 and took office on January 1, 2005 for a four-year term. He was re-elected to Commissioner November 2008 and is serving in his second term.

Bill, a native New Mexican, was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bill's education in part is that he graduated from New Mexico Military Institute, New Mexico Certified Paralegal Course at the University of New Mexico School of Law, Police Law Specialists School at the FBI Academy, and the Southwest Command College in Phoenix, Arizona for Executive Management.

Bill started his career in municipal government in 1965 when he joined the Albuquerque Police Department. He retired from the police department as a captain in 1988 and moved to Colfax County to serve as the first police chief of the Angel Fire Police Department from 1989 to 1995.

He has been successful as a lobbyist in Santa Fe, NM, lobbying for public safety issues, the Village of Angel Fire, the Vietnam Veterans National Memorial in Angel Fire, Colfax County and health care issues for the South Central Colfax County Special Hospital District.

Bill has a long history of civic involvement in the state, and in memberships in organizations of Colfax County. Bill was recently re-elected and serves as secretary/ treasurer for South Central Colfax County Special Hospital District Board, past president of the Angel Fire Home and Land Owners, Inc., past chairman and currently secretary of the Colfax County Republican Party, past secretary of the Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Board, past director and charter member of Angel Fire Rotary, and secretary and past president of Angel Fire Search and Rescue. Bill also serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for Kit Carson Energy, Inc.

Colfax County Commission has appointed Bill to represent the County on three committees, Colfax County Airport Advisory Committee, Northeast Regional Planning Organization (NERPO) and the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District.

Bill has lived in Angel Fire since 1988 and Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington, employs his son, Dan Conley, and Farmers Insurance in Las Vegas, Nevada employs his daughter, Shannon Conley Idehara. Bill has two grandsons, Kristopher, and Gunnar.

William "Bill" Sauble

Bill Sauble is a life-long rancher in Colfax County who has worked for the New Mexico Cattlemen's Association and has served on the New Mexico Livestock board as a member and as a co-chair.