Meet Faith
I’m Faith Antonio, a Democrat running for governor in a state that’s been sliding toward Trump-style authoritarianism. Florida deserves a government that serves families, not corporate interests.
I’m not a career politician. I’m a mom, daughter, and a sister. I am a Floridian with New York roots who grew up believing in hard work, fairness, and compassion, and over the years I have built my life around those values.
I raised my children in the Tampa Bay area of Florida and learned firsthand how systems can fail the very people they are meant to serve. When I faced injustice and corruption, I chose not to give in because failing is never an option. Instead, I hope to turn my experience into a commitment to make government more accountable, more transparent and open, more humane, and more fair.
I was raised on the eastern end of Long Island in the small town of Center Moriches, New York, where hard work and community were a way of life. My father started a small family business in our little town and expanded to several locations in the Hamptons through hard work and word of mouth.
My mother joined him as the business grew, and it became a true family effort. I spent my school years helping wherever I was needed, learning how to manage the business, meet deadlines, and kept customers coming back. That experience showed me how small businesses hold communities together and why fairness and opportunity matter when you’re building something from the ground up.
My parents taught me that faith isn’t something you only find in a church; it is how you live, how you treat people, and how you keep building even when the odds are against you. I carried those lessons with me to Florida, where I have worked in small companies, raised three kids, and seen firsthand how the promise of this state depends on whether regular people can stay afloat. Those early lessons in persistence and integrity serve as a guide as how I would lead and serve.
When illness and loss forced me to start over, I learned how fragile fairness can be. Facing a system that seemed built to protect power instead of people changed me. I began speaking out, building a community of survivors and neighbors who want government that actually listens and tells the truth.
Florida is still worth believing in and I’ve seen what happens when people show up for one another, even when the system lets them down. Every message I receive reminds me that we share the same hopes for safety, stability, and a fair shot at a good life. That belief is what moved me to step forward and run.
This campaign is not about one person or one party. It is about proving that government can once again serve the people who make this state work every day.
I’m not part of the machine and I am not backed by party insiders, lobbyists, or corporate donors. That is my promise to you. I’m here because I watched the system destroy lives to protect itself, and I’ve had enough. I can only win with the support of everyday Floridians.
I’m one of you, and I believe we all deserve the same fairness and voice in our own government. We owe it to the next generation to leave them a Florida that is fair, affordable, and filled with opportunity, a Florida strong enough for our kids to inherit and kind enough for them to love.