Longinos (lo-HE-noce) Gonzalez, Jr. was elected to the El Paso County Commission for District 2 in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. Prior to that he taught middle school science in Harrison School District 2. He’s a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, serving as an intelligence officer, and is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy.
Longinos was a previous Chair of the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority, elected Chair of the Front Range counties subcommittee by fellow Colorado commissioners in 2019, and served as Chair of the Colorado Springs Public Safety Sales Tax Oversight Committee.
He serves on the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs and serves locally on the boards of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), the Fountain Valley Senior Center, and Mt Carmel Veterans Service Center. He also serves as both a lector and Sunday school teacher at his church.
For more information about Longinos you can visit his campaign website at www.longinosformayor.com
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