Shannon Reynolds was elected to the Doňa Ana County Commission in 2018 and also served as a City councilman in Milford, Ohio, before moving to New Mexico in 2015.  He volunteered to serve in the USAF during Vietnam.

Shannon Reynolds volunteered to serve in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam despite receiving a Class-H exemption from the draft. He was a Disbursement Accounting Specialist at Chanute AFB and a Security Police augmentee. His wife is also a veteran who served as one of the first female Jet Engine Mechanics on F-4s and F-15s at Holloman AFB. Shannon lost several friends in that war, saw many return home to be unappreciated and mistreated, and is committed to serve those who have served so bravely.

Shannon serves as a VMFC CD2 Vice Chair, and recently resigned from the Doňa Ana County Commission to run for Doňa Ana County Assessor.