Pete Aguilar represents the 31st Congressional District of California. He was most recently re-elected in 2020 and serves on the House Appropriations Committee. In the 117th Congress, Rep. Aguilar holds the leadership position of Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
Raising his family in the community his family has called home for four generations, Representative Aguilar understands the challenges that Inland Empire families face today. He started his first job at the age of twelve, working with his grandfather at the San Bernardino County Courthouse cafeteria. He then put himself through college with the assistance of student loans and federal grants, and later established a life in public service to give back to his community.
We need to support the brave men and women who defend our country when they return home. In Congress, I helped hundreds of Inland Empire veterans get access to the benefits they’ve earned and my annual Veteran Resource Fairs have connected hundreds local veterans to critical housing, health care and employment opportunities here in San Bernardino County.
Earlier this year, I led the effort in Congress to pass a law that would ensure that military service members can use their skills from the military to quickly transition to good-paying jobs here in the Inland Empire when they return home and I helped secure over $500,000 to help homeless veterans in San Bernardino County.