Antonio is a native New Mexican and a graduate of the University of New Mexico. While at UNM, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Management from the Robert O. Anderson School of Business. After graduating in 2001, Antonio moved to Oklahoma City where he began his career in the financial services industry offering financial planning and investment management services. He currently holds the Series 7 and 66 securities licenses and is licensed to sell insurance in New Mexico and Oklahoma. He returned to New Mexico in 2008 so he and his wife could raise their children near their grandparents and extended family. Antonio currently resides in Rio Rancho, NM with his wife, Annie, a Registered Nurse and stay-at-home mom, and their three children.