Rep. Aguilar is taking on the highest-level job ever held by a Latino in the House with a promise that his party will take back the majority in 2024.
Nov. 30, 2022, 9:20 PM UTCRep. Pete Aguilar, a California Democrat, is taking on the highest-level job ever held by a Latino in the House, the party's No. 3 position, with a promise that his party will take back the majority in 2024.
Aguilar's job will be to help steer the House Democrats, now in the minority, as they try to push their legislative priorities, keeping members united on issues, conveying the party message and working to take back the majority in 2024. Messaging is an issue that Democrats were seen to struggle with in recent elections.
He said Democrats have to take advantage of that path for the sake of democracy, of fixing DACA — a program that allows young people without legal status to stay and work in the U.S. — and for the sake of ensuring people have health care.could make it tougher to build the kind of across-the-aisle relationships that were critical to his political ascent.— one that is more diverse and younger — Aguilar said he wishes for a governing style of the past.
Aguilar noted in his speech at Wednesday’s leadership election the significance of his No. 3 post for Latinos, California and his hometown, according a source in the room during the closed-door elections. Aguilar was recognized as an up-and-comer soon after arriving in Congress, but his rise in the ranks has been largely done outside the spotlight. Some have seen him as potentially becoming the firstHe has built strong relationships with colleagues during his four years in Congress. He raised $15.2 million for colleagues and campaigns this election cycle, according an aide.
But his grandmother’s advice also shaped him, he said. She always tells him to be careful, that the world can be a terrible place, but to also never forget “who I am and where I came from.”
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