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Ant Thornton OppScore Rating: +3.79

Ant Thornton is a Republican State Senate representative for New Mexico district 19 and holds an OppScore of +3.79. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Ant Thornton is the Republican state senator for New Mexico's District 19, serving since January 2025. A retired aerospace engineer who spent 27 years at Sandia National Laboratories and became its first Black director, he emphasizes school choice, border security, and tax reform in his legislative work.

Ant Thornton rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: State Senate
• State: New Mexico
• District: 19
• OppScore: +3.79 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 27 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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