I grew up in a Catholic household where faith, personal responsibility, and service to others weren't just values we talked about, they were how we lived. That's still how I approach public office, and it's what my wife Sonia and I are passing on to our two sons.
My record reflects those values. As an attorney, my career has been about helping people stand up to corporations or institutions that have exploited them. My career has been about standing up to bullies, something Sonia and I try to teach our kids about.
In the Legislature — both in the Florida House and Florida Senate — I focused on transparency, consumer protection, and accountability. I stood up to the most powerful special interests when they sought to take advantage of us as insurance policyholders, as utility ratepayers, as taxpayers or as consumers. As U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, I worked to expand workforce opportunities and strengthen connections between workers and employers.
Even when it cost me politically, I've never been afraid to stand up to powerful interests. I was the strongest advocate in Tallahassee on behalf of the forced customers of our electric utilities — and the power companies took notice. In 2020, FP&L approved and funded a criminal “ghost candidate” scheme to trick voters during my re-election to the State Senate, one I lost by only 32 votes. That experience only deepened my commitment to rooting out corruption in government.
Now running for Attorney General, I'm committed to bringing stability back to the office and refocus it on a mission of fighting crime, costs and corruption. I will serve as a steady, professional and independent-minded enforcer of the law, not a hyper-political hack servant of the powerful. I'm focused on keeping Floridians safe, fighting to lower costs, and rooting out corruption, all while serving as a fair, independent-minded advocate for all Floridians, not special interests.
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