Aubrey Dunn Sr. | |
Office: | Member of the New Mexico Senate |
State Senate1: | New Mexico |
District1: | ?--> |
Term Start: | 1965 |
Term End: | 1980 |
Birth Date: | 25 March 1928 |
Birth Place: | Alamogordo, New Mexico, U.S. |
Death Place: | Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. |
Birthname: | Aubrey Lyle Dunn[1] |
Party: | Democratic |
Children: | 3, including Aubrey |
Aubrey Lyle Dunn Sr. (March 25, 1928 – August 23, 2012), was an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate from 1965 to 1980.[2]
He was born in Alamogordo, New Mexico.[3]
Elected to the New Mexico Senate in 1964, he assumed office in 1965. During his tenure, Dunn was the chair of the New Mexico Senate Finance Committee.[4] He was also partial owner of the Alamogordo Daily News.[5]
Dunn had three children. His son, Aubrey Dunn Jr., is a businessman and politician who served as the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands from 2015 to 2018.