Ant Thornton
American politician from New Mexico
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Anthony (Ant) L. Thornton is an American politician who was elected to serve as a member of the New Mexico Senate in the 2024 election.[1]
Preceded byGregg Schmedes
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 |
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| Born | |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado Boulder Stanford University Purdue University |
| Website | antthorntonfornm |
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]
