# Ant Thornton

Ant Thornton is a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Mexico Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NM 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/02d806fd-fb8f-4d66-b9b8-6dacd2bd9656

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02d806fd-fb8f-4d66-b9b8-6dacd2bd9656 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Thornton sits at +0.74 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.74 (standard error 0.04), from 344 donors and 145 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NM 2025–26 session)

369 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (New Mexico Senate 90.2%). Party unity 93.5% (93.1%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 108 WATERSHED DISTRICT TAXES AND DIRECTORS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB108/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HJM 2 IPRA IMPLEMENTATION STUDY TASK FORCE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HJM2/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 256 DEFIBRILLATORS AT SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB256/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 34 SCHOOL NURSE LICENSURE PROVISIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB34/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 43 DISABILITY & SURVIVOR PENSIONS CHANGES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB43/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 306 PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · senate passage · HB 200 NEW HOMES FOR NEW MEXICO PROGRAM · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB200/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 158 PLANS ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB158/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · senate passage · HB 38 WHEELCHAIR INSURANCE COVERAGE · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB38/
- 2026-02-18 · voted nay · senate passage · HB 332 CAPITAL OUTLAY REAUTHORIZATIONS · pass · https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB332/

## Legislation (NM 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 36 bills: 35 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Mexico Senate 31.1%; rank 33 of 42).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 273: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB273/
- SM 23: FUNDING FOR WREATHS ON VETERAN GRAVESITES (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SM23/
- SJM 2: RESPONSIBILITY FOR FEDERAL ED. PROGRAMS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SJM2/
- SB 209: FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB209/
- SB 183: STUDY CREATING REGIONAL URGENT CARE (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB183/
- SB 163: RENAME GEOTHERMAL TAX CREDITS (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB163/
- SB 168: ESTANCIA WIND TURBINE BLADE RECYCLING (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB168/
- HB 155: FIREWORKS BANS, VIOLATIONS & FINES (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/HB155/
- SB 117: UNIFORMED SVC. SALARY TAX EXEMPTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB117/
- SB 116: UNIFORMED SVC. RETIREMENT PAY TAX EXEMPTION (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/nm/bills/2026/SB116/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=STHOR
- Campaign site: https://antthorntonfornm.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AntThorntonforNM/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-%E2%80%9Cant%E2%80%9D-thornton-25b2347

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02d806fd-fb8f-4d66-b9b8-6dacd2bd9656