Toney Anaya
Toney Anaya (born April 29, 1941) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 26th governor of New Mexico from 1983 to 1987.
Toney Anaya
Early life and career[edit]
Anaya was born on April 29, 1941 in Moriarty, New Mexico. He earned a Bacheor of Arts degree from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor from American University's Washington College of Law in 1967.[1]
Anaya met his wife, Elaine Anaya, in Washington D.C. during the 1960s while he was an aide to Senator Joseph Montoya and she was working for the United States Department of Labor. The couple dated for two years before marrying in 1969.[2] They returned to New Mexico and settled in a home near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. They had three children - Kimberly, Kristina, and Toney Jr.[3][2][4]