Ant Thornton

Ant Thornton
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 19th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
Preceded byGregg Schmedes
Personal details
Born
Fairfield, California, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Stanford University
Purdue University
Websiteantthorntonfornm.com

Anthony L. Thornton is an American politician who was elected to serve as a member of the New Mexico Senate in the 2024 election.

Thornton ran for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in the 2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election. Thornton is a retired aerospace engineer who spent 27 years at Sandia National Labs, where he became their first Black director.

References

  1. ↑ "Anthony L. Thornton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Hendricks, Kevin (2024-02-21). "Thornton announces run for state Senate". Rio Rancho Observer. Retrieved 2025-06-18.