Matt Capalby

Matt Capalby is a third-generation native of Kingman, Arizona, and a military veteran. He has over 30 years of experience in Arizona’s political and public policy arena. Capalby served in former Arizona Governor Napolitano's administration, as the Northern Arizona Regional Director for the Department of Environmental Quality and a Policy Advisor.

Before that, he served as the Assistant Director of the Mohave County Economic Development Authority, as a planning and zoning commissioner, a municipal utilities commissioner, and a commercial development project manager. He has extensive experience on issues relating to state legislative affairs, economic development, natural resource management, land use, and regulatory issues.

Capalby is a former Vice-Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party and has been involved in numerous municipal, state, and federal campaigns. In 2006, he served as former Governor Napolitano's Northern Arizona Campaign Director, He most recently served union and progressive interests at the local level and the State Capitol.