Antonio is a councillor and former cabinet member for the Labour Party

Antonio was born and raised in Bradford, West Yorkshire to first and second generation immigrants of Mexican, Irish, Guatelmalan and American descent. Passionate about making a positive difference to local communities, Antonio is an active campaigner and dedicated Councillor since 2014, now serving his third term as a councillor. He is currently Vice-Chair of the borough Labour Group.

He was previously a Cabinet Member responsible for overseeing manifesto implementation which included: a £600m+ pound regeneration of Harrow; the first council homes built for over 30 years; and the delivery of the council's net zero commitments. Antonio has also been Chair of the Governance, Audit, Risk Management & Standards Committee at the Council. He was a Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate in the 2019 general election achieving one of Labour's best defensive performances in three-party contest. Antonio is an alumnus of the 2022 Labour Future Candidates Programme.

He has successfully campaigned for:

• £7.5m investment into Wealdstone high street
• New community artwork and murals
• Reduced crime and antisocial behaviour, through improved community working
• Improvements to public transport access
• Improved use of data to support high streets, residents and local businesses

Antonio is a proud trade unionist and member of the Co-operative Party.