He ran for the Democratic nomination for the 2006 gubernatorial election, but lost in the primary to State Senator (now U.S. Representative) Dina Titus.
In April 2008, Gibson became an Area Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 2007, Gibson received the Nevada State College President's Medal and the Clark County School District Crystal Apple Award.
[2] Gibson was chosen by former Republican Governor of Nevada Brian Sandoval for the position of Clark County Commissioner on June 30, 2017, replacing Mary Beth Scow for the seat.
He ran for a full term in 2018 and was easily elected with 55.7% of the vote against Republican nominee Cindy Lake, who got 41.9%.