Aubrey Dunn Jr.

Aubrey Dunn Jr.
27th Public Lands Commissioner of New Mexico
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019
GovernorSusana Martinez
Preceded byRay Powell
Succeeded byStephanie Garcia Richard
Personal details
Born (1956-01-21) January 21, 1956 (age 68)
Alamogordo, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyIndependent (2021–present)[1]
Other political
affiliations		Republican (before 2018)
Libertarian (2018–2021)
SpouseRobin Dunn
Children3
ParentAubrey Dunn Sr.
EducationColorado State University (BS)
WebsiteCampaign website

Aubrey Lyle Dunn Jr. (born 1955 or 1956) is an American politician and banker from the state of New Mexico. He served as New Mexico commissioner of public lands from 2015 to 2019, and was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2018 election.[2] Elected as a Republican, Dunn switched parties to Libertarian in January 2018, making him the first Libertarian holder of a statewide elected office in the United States.[3][4]

  1. ^ Metzger, Bryan (12 May 2021). "Party insiders' choice likely to keep Haaland's seat for years". New Mexico In Depth. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ Mexican, Chris Quintana | The New (16 December 2014). "Recount confirms Dunn's win as land commissioner". The Taos News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Andrew Oxford, The New Mexican (27 January 2018). "Dunn switches to Libertarian Party".
  4. ^ "Libertarian Party gets a boost in NM – The NM Political Report". nmpoliticalreport.com. 30 January 2018.