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 and is finishing his Masters degree. He is an 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.