Cesar Aguilar (Arizona)
2023 - Present
2025
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Cesar Aguilar (Democratic Party) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 26. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.
Aguilar (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 26. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on July 30, 2024.
Biography
Cesar Aguilar graduated from Arcadian High School. Aguilar earned a bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University in 2016. His career experience includes working as a nonprofit executive.[1]
Aguilar has served as the co-chair of the Latinx Advisory Board for the Department of Education for Superintendent Kathy Hoffman, the vice president of the Hispanic-Native American Indian Caucus of the Arizona School Board Association, and the governing board vice president of the Balsz Elementary School Board. He has been affiliated with the National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials, Aguila Youth Leadership, Maricopa Community College, the Obama Foundation, Opportunities for Youth, the Democratic Legislative District-26 Precinct Committee, the Arizona chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America, and the Working Families Party.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2023-2024
Aguilar was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Incumbent Cesar Aguilar, incumbent Quantá Crews, Skyla Edwards, and Frank Roberts are running in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Cesar Aguilar (D) | |
 | Quantá Crews (D) | |
 | Skyla Edwards (R)  | |
 | Frank Roberts (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Incumbent Cesar Aguilar and incumbent Quantá Crews advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cesar Aguilar | 56.7 | 5,956 |
| ✔ | | Quantá Crews | 43.3 | 4,550 |
| Total votes: 10,506 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Frank Roberts and Skyla Edwards advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Roberts | 53.8 | 2,588 |
| ✔ | | Skyla Edwards | 46.2 | 2,219 |
| Total votes: 4,807 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Cesar Aguilar and Flavio Bravo won election in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cesar Aguilar (D) | 54.0 | 21,795 |
| ✔ |  | Flavio Bravo (D) | 46.0 | 18,554 |
| Total votes: 40,349 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frank Roberts (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Cesar Aguilar and Flavio Bravo defeated incumbent Christian Solorio and Gil Hacohen in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cesar Aguilar | 31.4 | 5,156 |
| ✔ | | Flavio Bravo | 28.9 | 4,743 |
 | Christian Solorio | 26.7 | 4,381 | |
 | Gil Hacohen | 12.9 | 2,119 | |
| Total votes: 16,399 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Frank Roberts advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Roberts (Write-in) | 100.0 | 335 |
| Total votes: 335 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Caden Darrow (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Balsz Elementary School District, At-large (2 seats)
Cesar Aguilar and incumbent Todd Schwarz defeated Muktar Sheikh in the general election for Balsz Elementary School District, At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cesar Aguilar (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 3,390 |
| ✔ |  | Todd Schwarz (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 2,249 |
| Muktar Sheikh (Nonpartisan) | 27.9 | 2,187 | |
| Total votes: 7,826 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Cesar Aguilar was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona in a working-class family. Cesar’s mom was an English Language Learner teacher and his dad is still today a Union Heat & Frost Insulator in Local #73. Cesar graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in Political Science and after graduating in 2016, Cesar went off to work for the Arizona Democratic Party. Cesar today focuses his time running a nonprofit, the Arizona Students’ Association, where Cesar works on advocating for college accessibility and affordability. Cesar truly believes that education is the greatest equalizer and our communities are strengthened by working-class values. Cesar has experience sitting on multiple governing boards and advocating for Latino children in K-12 and higher education. Cesar knows what it takes to advocate for working-class people and knows that education and opportunity go a long way.
-Lifelong Member of the National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials NALEO
-Cochair of the Latinx Advisory Board for the Department of Education for Superintendent Kathy Hoffman
-Hispanic-Native American Indian Caucus Vice President of the Arizona School Board Association
-Aguila Youth Leadership Alumni
-Former Balsz Elementary School Board Governing Board Vice President
-Volunteer reviewing scholarship applications for Maricopa Community College.
-Obama Foundation Fellow
-Opportunities for Youth
-Democratic Legislative District-26 Precinct Committee
- Since 2008, Arizona has not kept up with properly funding public education across the board from Kinder to higher education. K-12 needs a minimum of a continued funding of over $1 Billion dollars, public higher education is short $300 million dollars. In state students can not afford to attain what is suppose to be the most affordable options and we need to cut tuition and fees in half for instate students. If elected I would use money from the general fund to fund $1.3 billion back into public education across the board and that is just the starting point. Cesar is the most qualified due to his work in the Arizona Students' Association and his volunteer work as a former school board member.
- Coming out of the pandemic working class peoples number one fear was getting sick or getting hurt and not having healthcare. The only way working families survive is by working and if families are not healthy enough to work, they are not healthy enough to survive. We are all one sickness away from being homleless, lossing our property and most of all not being able to provide for our families. Cesar wants to make sure we expand medicaid to working families so that our communities are healthy and able to survive.
- Arizona was founded as a pro-union constitution, Arizona Union Miners took pride in their work just like every union worker does. We need to make sure professionals in their trade are compensated for their work and able to move into the middle class. Families should be able to have healthcare, livable wages, and a pension so that they can retire peacefully. As Arizona grows we need to make sure that jobs are properly compensating their employees who help them succeed by allowing them to join a union.
Education, Unions, and Healthcare
Bernie Sanders is someone who I look up to because he doesn't limit what the United States is capable of being. He calls for Universal Healthcare and he calls for the cancelation of student debt and affordable higher education. He knows that those two issues are critical to Americans' daily lives. If we can educate folks we can be an even more advanced society. If we can care for our neighbor's health, they wouldn't have to sacrifice everything they have to live.
The Jungle, explains the life of an immigrant in America.
Integrity, Compassion, Honesty
Write Legislation that impacts the district the representative serves.
I remember 911 happening and it was one of the first things to happen that morning while we were at school. I was about 6 years old and didn't fully understand the whole situation but I remember the world being at a pause. Our parents had to come to pick us up early from school and everyone worried about what was to follow.
My first job was at 5 years old cutting grass with my grandpa in Scottsdale. I did that every weekend till I was about 10 years old. Then I worked in construction at 15 years old every summer break till I graduated college. In my freshman year of high school, I also worked at Just Sports at Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall during the week and weekends I was available.
The Jungle
The Show Goes On
I believe that the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature is that both parties have access to the Governor. The Governor should be the person to listen to both sides and take both sides into consideration for the greater good of Arizona. Arizona should not be dominated by one party because that is who is in power. The Governor has the responsibility of listening to all of Arizona and all of its problems.
Water, water needs to be Arizona's top priority. Arizona is growing at an exponential rate and it frightens me to see how many people and businesses are moving to Arizona. Arizona is a desert and is not meant to sustain a large population. Businesses and people will always move when water is not available but I am born and raised here and I plan to die of old age in Arizona. We need to make sure Arizona has a sustainable plan that will last hundreds of years to come not just a lifetime.
Checks and balances but also a lot of gridlocks.
Yes, I believe that candidates are applying for a job. As our society and demographic change, we need younger and more diverse people in different fields in politics. Lawmakers should have experience in politics, governing, or an issue that requires expertise.
Yes, this is one of the most important jobs in any job, relationships go a long way.
We have the technology today that can independently and fairly divide districts up, it is time to use them so that our districts are divided fairly.
Appropriations, Education, Natural Resources Energy & Water
Charlene Fernandez
Sen. Raquel Terran speaking about immigration.
In life, you never get everything you want, and many times you have to settle for less for the greater good.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 to July 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arizona House of Representatives District 26 |
Officeholder Arizona House of Representatives District 26 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Melody Hernandez (D) |
Arizona House of Representatives District 26 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Balsz Elementary School District, At-large 2018-2021 |
Succeeded by - |
