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Pete Aguilar
Peter Rey Aguilar (/ˈæɡjəlɑːr/ AG-yə-lar; born June 19, 1979) is an American politician who has been chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. representative for California's 33rd congressional district (renumbered from the 31st after the 2020 redistricting cycle) since 2015. He served as mayor of Redlands, California, from 2010 to 2014, and as the president of the Inland Empire Division of the League of California Cities. Aguilar served on the Redlands City Council from 2006 until his election to Congress.
Aguilar chairs the House Democratic Caucus and is the highest-ranking Latino in Congress.
Aguilar was born in Fontana, California, and grew up in a working-class family in San Bernardino, California. He is of Mexican descent. He graduated from the University of Redlands, where he studied government and business administration.
Aguilar began his career in public service in 2001 when then-California Governor Gray Davis appointed him deputy director of the Inland Empire Regional Office of the governor, eventually becoming the Interim Director. In 2006, Aguilar became the youngest member of the Redlands City Council in the city's history when five council members, Democrat and Republican, picked him out of 11 candidates to fill an open seat. He was elected a year later. His fellow council members appointed him mayor in 2010 and again in 2012. As mayor, Aguilar was regarded for his professionalism, leadership during difficult financial times, balancing the city budget while building financial reserves, road improvements, government transparency, and fair treatment of municipal employees. Aguilar served as mayor and councilman until December 2014.
California's 31st congressional district became more favorable to the Democratic Party as a result of redistricting following the 2010 census. The Cook Partisan Voting Index rates the district D+5. In January 2012, Aguilar announced he would run for the seat held by incumbent Republican Gary Miller. Although the top Democratic vote-getter, with 22.6% of the vote, he finished behind Miller and Robert Dutton, the California State Senate Republican Leader. Because of California's open primary, both Republicans advanced to the November general election. In March 2013, Aguilar announced he would run again. In the June 2014 primary, he finished second, qualifying for the November 2014 general election, where he defeated Republican Paul Chabot with 51.4% of the vote. Aguilar defeated Chabot again in the 2016 election with 56.1% of the vote.
In the 2018 primary, Aguilar faced Kaiser Ahmed and Sean Flynn, a Republican economist and aikido artist. Aguilar received 45.96% of the vote to Flynn's 45.45% and Ahmed's 8.59%. In the 2018 general election, Aguilar won 58.7% of the vote to Flynn's 41.3%.
Aguilar won his 2020 election cycle with 61% of the vote, defeating Republican Agnes Gibboney. Aguilar was elected Vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
Redistricting from the 2020 US census, placed Aguilar in the new 33rd CA house district. He defeated Republican John Mark Porter and won re-election during the 2022 election cycle. He was also elected as House Democratic Caucus Chairman, becoming the highest ranking Latino-American in congress, in congressional history.
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Pete Aguilar
Peter Rey Aguilar (/ˈæɡjəlɑːr/ AG-yə-lar; born June 19, 1979) is an American politician who has been chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. representative for California's 33rd congressional district (renumbered from the 31st after the 2020 redistricting cycle) since 2015. He served as mayor of Redlands, California, from 2010 to 2014, and as the president of the Inland Empire Division of the League of California Cities. Aguilar served on the Redlands City Council from 2006 until his election to Congress.
Aguilar chairs the House Democratic Caucus and is the highest-ranking Latino in Congress.
Aguilar was born in Fontana, California, and grew up in a working-class family in San Bernardino, California. He is of Mexican descent. He graduated from the University of Redlands, where he studied government and business administration.
Aguilar began his career in public service in 2001 when then-California Governor Gray Davis appointed him deputy director of the Inland Empire Regional Office of the governor, eventually becoming the Interim Director. In 2006, Aguilar became the youngest member of the Redlands City Council in the city's history when five council members, Democrat and Republican, picked him out of 11 candidates to fill an open seat. He was elected a year later. His fellow council members appointed him mayor in 2010 and again in 2012. As mayor, Aguilar was regarded for his professionalism, leadership during difficult financial times, balancing the city budget while building financial reserves, road improvements, government transparency, and fair treatment of municipal employees. Aguilar served as mayor and councilman until December 2014.
California's 31st congressional district became more favorable to the Democratic Party as a result of redistricting following the 2010 census. The Cook Partisan Voting Index rates the district D+5. In January 2012, Aguilar announced he would run for the seat held by incumbent Republican Gary Miller. Although the top Democratic vote-getter, with 22.6% of the vote, he finished behind Miller and Robert Dutton, the California State Senate Republican Leader. Because of California's open primary, both Republicans advanced to the November general election. In March 2013, Aguilar announced he would run again. In the June 2014 primary, he finished second, qualifying for the November 2014 general election, where he defeated Republican Paul Chabot with 51.4% of the vote. Aguilar defeated Chabot again in the 2016 election with 56.1% of the vote.
In the 2018 primary, Aguilar faced Kaiser Ahmed and Sean Flynn, a Republican economist and aikido artist. Aguilar received 45.96% of the vote to Flynn's 45.45% and Ahmed's 8.59%. In the 2018 general election, Aguilar won 58.7% of the vote to Flynn's 41.3%.
Aguilar won his 2020 election cycle with 61% of the vote, defeating Republican Agnes Gibboney. Aguilar was elected Vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
Redistricting from the 2020 US census, placed Aguilar in the new 33rd CA house district. He defeated Republican John Mark Porter and won re-election during the 2022 election cycle. He was also elected as House Democratic Caucus Chairman, becoming the highest ranking Latino-American in congress, in congressional history.
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