Background
Aguilar was born in Fontana, California and grew up in nearby San Bernardino, California.
United States representative politician
Aguilar was born in Fontana, California and grew up in nearby San Bernardino, California.
Aguilar attended grade school in Yucaipa, California, and attended the University of Redlands, where he graduated with degrees in both Government and Business Administration.
A Democrat, he served as the Mayor of Redlands, California from 2010 to 2015 and also as the President of the Inland Empire Division of the League of California Cities. Aguilar has served on the Redlands City Council since 2006. Together they have two sons.
Aguilar began his career in public service in 2001 when then Governor of California, Gray Davis, appointed him Deputy Director of the Inland Empire Regional Office of the Governor.
Aguilar subsequently became the Interim Director of the office. In 2006, Aguilar was appointed to the Redlands City Council, making him the youngest serving Council Member in the city"s 140-year history.
In 2010, he was elected Mayor. In January 2012 Aguilar announced he would run for United States Congress in California"s 31st congressional district.
Although the top Democratic vote-getter, with 22.6% of the vote, he finished behind two Republicans, and - because of California"s open primary - those two advanced to the November general election.
2014 election
In March 2013 Aguilar announced he would run again for election from California"s 31st congressional district. In the June 2014 primary, Aguilar finished second in unofficial returns with 17.4% of the vote, and currently has a 179 vote lead to his nearest rival, Republican Lesli Gooch, who is not conceding the runoff spot while ballot counts are still ongoing. Aguilar defeated Republican Paul Chabot in the November 2014 general election.
Aguilar voted on November
19, 2015, for Human Resources 4038, legislation that would effectively halt the resettlement of refugees from Syria and Iraq to the United States. Committee assignments
Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Cr
Subcommittee on Nutrition
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
