Born and raised in Arizona,Aguilar received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Arizona. After moving to Nevada in 2004,Aguilar worked for Nevada Senator Harry Reid,and went on to serve in both private and public roles in law,business,and education until he was elected to state-wide office in 2022.
Aguilar is a member of the board of directors for NCAA's Las Vegas Bowl,[7] Sletten Construction Company,[8] the Fulfillment Fund Las Vegas[9] and the University of Arizona Foundation Board of Trustees.[10] He is a founding board member of the Innocence Center of Nevada.[11] He was the first chairman of the board of trustees of Cristo Rey St. Viator,a Roman Catholic high school in North Las Vegas that principally serves students from impoverished families.[5][12][13]
Before holding office,Aguilar worked for De Castroverde Law Group as an attorney and owns Blueprint Sports,LLC,a sports technology company.[14]
Aguilar supported a bipartisan bill signed by Republican GovernorJoe Lombardo enacted by the Democratic-majority state legislature which makes harassing election workers a felony in Nevada.[18][19]
In the highly contentious 2020 and 2024 presidential elections,both with narrow margins of victory,has put Nevada's election system in the national spotlight. Aguilar has spent much of his time as secretary of state educating national and local press about Nevada law,which is largely the reason for the delays after election day.[20] Nevada's ballot counting speed has,at least since 2020,become the subject of memes and broader internet culture.[21][22][23][24]
Nevada law requires that all registered voters receive a mail in ballot which they may use in lieu of in person voting. However,mail and ballot signatures must match the signature on file at the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. If the signature does not match,voters are given time to complete a process to verify their signature and have their vote counted. Letters are also given a period of time to correct their signature,which must be verified by election workers. In the 2024 election,approximately 14,000 ballots had errors that needed to be corrected with November 12 being the latest deadline.[25][26]
1 ▌New Progressive (1 territory) Italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.
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