Pete Aguilar

Pete Aguilar
Official portrait, 2021
Chair of the House Democratic Caucus
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
LeaderHakeem Jeffries
Preceded byHakeem Jeffries
Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
LeaderNancy Pelosi
Preceded byKatherine Clark
Succeeded byTed Lieu
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byGary Miller
Constituency31st district (2015–2023)
33rd district (2023–present)
Mayor of Redlands
In office
December 7, 2010 – December 2, 2014
Preceded byPat Gilbreath
Succeeded byPaul Foster
Personal details
Born
Peter Rey Aguilar

(1979-06-19) June 19, 1979 (age 45)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAlisha Aguilar
Children2
EducationUniversity of Redlands (BS)
WebsiteHouse website

Peter Rey Aguilar (/ˈæɡjəˌlɑːr/ 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.[1][2][3] Aguilar served on the Redlands City Council from 2006 until his election to Congress.[4][5]

Aguilar chairs the House Democratic Caucus and is the highest-ranking Latino in Congress.[6]

  1. ^ Unknown. "About the Inland Empire Division of the League of California Cities". League of California Cities. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Glenn, Stacia (April 19, 2006). "Council Selects Aguilar". Redlands Daily Facts. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Santschi, Darrell R. (November 3, 2010). "Mayors Defeated in Colton and Redlands". The Press-Enterprise. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Pete Aguilar resigns from Redlands City Council". December 8, 2014.
  5. ^ Emerson, Sandra (January 21, 2015). "Redlands City Council Selects John James to Fill Vacancy".
  6. ^ "Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, elected to leadership role in Congress". San Bernardino Sun. November 20, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2021.

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