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Ant Thornton | |
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| Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gregg Schmedes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fairfield, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado Boulder Stanford University Purdue University |
| Website | antthorntonfornm |
Anthony L. Thornton is an American politician who was elected to serve as a member of the New Mexico Senate in the 2024 election.[1]
Thornton ran for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in the 2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election.[2] Thornton is a retired aerospace engineer who spent 27 years at Sandia National Labs, where he became their first Black director.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Anthony L. Thornton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ↑ Chacón, Daniel (2024-03-21). "GOP candidate blasts group's effort to get progressive women, nonbinary people elected, but hails its success". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ Hendricks, Kevin (2024-02-21). "Thornton announces run for state Senate". Rio Rancho Observer. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
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