Like his mentor, the former speaker, Aguilar is building support from the bottom up, starting with a vow to flip five GOP-held seats in his home state. Jonathan Martin is POLITICO’s politics ...

Aguilar’s race, for California’s 13th legislative district, is considered a safe bet for Democrats, and voters have picked a Democrat every election since at least 2012. Of the three candidate ...

Aguilar, the highest-ranking House Democrat in California, has held prominent committee posts, including being a member of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 ...