Meet Antonio
Hello, my name is Antonio Salguero. Libertarian candidate for Member of the Assembly in District 78.
I am a millennial, a business owner, and the operator of a private security and training company.
I founded my company in 2016 at the age of 23, with no money, no mentor, and in one of the most regulated and riskiest industries in California.
Over the past decade, I have served clients across Southern California, including many within this district, helping them address issues involving crime, homelessness, drug activity, and public safety concerns through private security services.
As a licensed Private Patrol Operator, Qualified Manager, and firearms instructor, I have worked within California’s regulatory system while also seeing how those laws affect businesses, workers, property owners, and communities in the real world.
I do not see these issues from a distance. I have been called in after they have already become serious — when government systems failed to act, when property owners were left without help, and when everyday Californians were forced to find their own solutions.
That experience has shaped how I see government. Public policy should be measured by results, not intentions. When laws make housing harder to build, businesses harder to operate, or families less safe, those laws need to be challenged.
That is why I am running.
Why I’m Running
As a younger millennial, home ownership is not just out of reach — it is becoming a distant possibility.
The average age of a first-time homebuyer is now 40. For me, that means another six years of uncertainty, and with the rising cost of living, that timeline could be pushed even further.
Our dollars are not going as far at the grocery store or the gas pump, much less toward savings for a down payment.
I am running because California has become too expensive, too overregulated, and too difficult for working families, small businesses, and young people trying to build a future here.
As your state representative, I will address the housing crisis with a generational sense of urgency by supporting the repeal of laws, regulations, taxes, and fees that increase costs, delay projects, and discourage development.
Small landlords also need to know their property rights will be protected and enforced fairly, so they feel safe bringing housing units back onto the market.
As a business owner, I understand the difficulty of starting and growing a business in California because I did it myself.
I will target low-risk occupational licensing laws for repeal, making it easier, cheaper, and faster for people to start a business, enter a trade, or get a job.
I will also support labor law reforms that balance employer and employee protections fairly while removing barriers that discourage productivity, hiring, and growth.
As the executive of a private security company, I have spent the last ten years helping clients deal with rising crime and the secondary effects of the mental health and addiction crisis we call homelessness.
I have seen the human devastation that happens when we refuse to help people who cannot help themselves. I have seen people sleep next to their own waste, deteriorate in public, and victimize residents, businesses, and each other just to survive another day.
California does not have to continue down this path.
We can make this state affordable, safe, and opportunity-driven again. But it starts by sending people to Sacramento who have actually lived the consequences of these policies.
In this race, that person is me.