
Annette Taddeo is a Democratic candidate for Florida chief financial officer. She is a business owner and former Florida state senator who became the first Latina Democrat elected to the Florida Senate in 2017. Born in Colombia, Taddeo later moved to the United States with her family and founded LanguageSpeak, a language-services company. Her campaign emphasizes lowering insurance costs, protecting consumers, and establishing independent oversight of Florida’s finances and insurance industry.
orida’s chief financial officer manages the state’s finances, watches how public money is spent, oversees insurance-related services, investigates financial and insurance fraud, and serves as the state fire marshal.