The file

Pete Aguilar

Democratic · Chair, House Democratic Caucus · California · Spectrum score -42

House · 2026 ballot ·

Pete Aguilar is Chair, House Democratic Caucus in California. Political positions and ideology score -42 (Left). Aguilar is the counter.

College: University of Redlands, B.S. 2001
Spouse: Alisha Aguilar
Children: Two
Résumé: Chair, House Democratic Caucus · 2023–
U.S. Representative · California-33 · 2015–
Mayor · Redlands, California · 2010–2014

Net worth: $1.9M
Salary: $174,000
Before office: $400K
2026 raised: $5.4M
Years in office: 11

Where Pete stands on the spectrum

Pete Aguilar scores -42 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -42 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 94. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Aguilar is the counter. The file is a California Democrat whose path ran through local government, not a foundation: warehouses, unions, and a caucus spreadsheet. Boring is the point.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$1.9M

+375% since taking office

House disclosure midpoint, 2024

Before office$400K

Now$1.9M

Inland Empire mayor to caucus chair. Leadership PAC, not a vineyard.

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $5.4M
Cash on hand: $2.2M

Top industries

Leadership PACs
Unions
Latino PACs
Health

Stock holdings

Index / retirement funds

Inland Empire mayor to caucus chair. Retirement funds, not a desk.

Disclosure midpoint, 2024–25 · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
Joint
$50K–$250K
VXUS
Vanguard Total International
Joint
$15K–$75K

Ticker	Name	Owner	Range
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market	Joint	$50K–$250K
VXUS	Vanguard Total International	Joint	$15K–$75K

Sum of ranges $65K–$325K · midpoint $195K

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

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Implied probability from open contracts. Real money, not a poll. Updates while you sit here.

Live wire

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Conflicts

Caucus chair as a counting house for a majority that does not exist yet.
Inland Empire logistics and warehouse money vs labor rhetoric.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -52
Social: -45
Authoritarian: -21
Confidence: 94

Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-46
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-18
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

Legislative first dimension (NOMINATE-like): -0.38

Compass

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Sources

DW-NOMINATE
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.