Scott Matas

Current Term: December 2024

Term Expires: December 2028

Serving Since: March 2007

I am a lifetime resident of Desert Hot Springs – born and raised. I attended school here and am now proudly raising my family in our town. I have two sons; both are graduates of Desert Hot Springs High School. My oldest son works as an EMT and is finishing his degree.  He will become a respiratory therapist by the end of this year and his wife has given me two beautiful granddaughters.  My youngest son graduated from the University of California Riverside with a B.A. in English is finishing his Masters degree and is a English teacher and Football coach at Palm Desert High School. My wife Victoria, who also grew up in Desert Hot Springs, and I have been married for 7 years and we have 3 beautiful daughters. The oldest graduated from DHS High School and is a Junior at ASU, our middle daughter graduated from DHS High School and is a Sophomore at UC San Bernardino and works for the Rialto Police Department and our youngest is a Freshman at DHS High School and has a goal to attend UC Davis to become a veterinarian.

I owned a small business (The UPS Store) for nearly 10 years, and I belong to the Desert Hot Springs Rotary Club. I volunteered for 20 years with the Desert Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Company, spent 2 years as the President of Food Now and over 20 years coaching and umpiring for Desert Hot Springs Little League. I currently work as a Community Manager for Desert Resort Management.

I have served on the City Council since 2007 and was elected Mayor in 2015.