# Cesar Aguilar

Cesar Aguilar is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona House, district 26
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b1da595a-8c97-42f8-ae58-694c17efa3f3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b1da595a-8c97-42f8-ae58-694c17efa3f3 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

3.6% of the 28 bills Aguilar sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Arizona House.

## What Aguilar says (AZ 2025–26 session)

27 classified statements: 27 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Aguilar | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.5% | 174 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 29.6% | 10.4% | 44 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 40.7% | 39.2% | 371 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.7% | 2.9% | 207 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.7% | 14.4% | 596 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 7.4% | 1.0% | 20 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.1% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 9.1% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.03), from 518 donors and 574 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 95.1% (93.3%). 87 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HCR 2040 minimum wage; exception; homeless · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2040/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2397 homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2397/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2321 DCS; credit freeze; consumer reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2321/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · failed to pass · HB 2398 watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2398/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2406 department of veterans' services; study · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2406/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2408 nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2408/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · SB 1519 off-highway vehicles; weight · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1519/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2114 motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2114/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2311 artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2311/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 28 bills: 1 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 241. 3.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 44 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4095: income tax; additional rate; education (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4095/
- HB 2937: nuclear power plant; employees; requirements (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2937/
- HB 2936: public policy; wage contracts; repeal. (introduced, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2936/
- HB 2316: middle school students; CTE courses (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2316/
- HB 2299: price tags; unfair pricing; penalties (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2299/
- HB 2294: occupational licenses; apprenticeships (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2294/
- HB 2296: prohibited agreements; public works contracts (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2296/
- HB 2300: mobile home landlord tenant; protections (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2300/
- HB 2302: student loan servicers; licensure (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2302/
- HB 2295: minimum wage increase (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2295/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/2103125388528652558
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/2100995185337401546
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/2077548953915314504
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/2077472593624613097
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/2069628361744486708
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/2066002237990773199
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/2064910820681953427
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/2011094618985939141
- 2025-11-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/1992092032156996012
- 2025-11-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/aguilar4az/status/1987175324732596512

## Links

- Official site: https://sengov.com/states/arizona/cesar-aguilar/
- Campaign site: https://www.aguilar4az.com/
- X: https://x.com/aguilar4az
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aguilarforaz/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aguilar4az/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aguilar4az/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b1da595a-8c97-42f8-ae58-694c17efa3f3
