Councilmember Aguilar was elected to San Leandro City Council in 2018 and represents District 3. On Monday, January 4, 2021, he was nominated to serve as Vice Mayor for the 2021 calendar year with unanimous support (7-0-0). He earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Hawaii Pacific University and an associate's degree in Liberal Arts from Pasadena City College. In the fall of 2019, he also earned a certificate from the University of Southern California Executive Education Forum for Policy through the Local Leaders Program. Councilmember Aguilar moved to San Leandro in 2011 from Los Angeles with his husband, Dr. Nolan Quinabo, PT, DPT. They reside in Floresta Gardens with their three bulldogs.