Frank Aguilar served as a Republican

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 member of the Illinois House of Representatives

Illinois House of Representatives

The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...

 representing the 24th district from 2002 to 2004, becoming the only Hispanic American

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 of his party in the General Assembly

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. Aguilar was defeated in 2004 by Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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 Michelle Chavez

Michelle Chavez

Michelle Chavez was the Illinois State Representative for the 24th district which includes all of Cicero, Illinois and part of Berwyn, Illinois from 2005 to 2007....

 in a race that was thought to be non-competitive. He had allegedly asked Chavez, a friend, to run for his office as a "ghost candidate," so that he would have an easy re-election race.http://www.nbc5.com/news/3888021/detail.html Chavez did win the Democratic primary, but also unexpectedly beat Aguilar in the general election.

Aguilar currently serves as an elected member of the Morton College

Morton College

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 Board of Trustees. His brother, John Aguilar, is also active in Republican politics the northern Illinois area, and has served as an Aurora Township Trustee.

Electoral history

• 2002 General election
  • Frank Aguilar (R) 53.59%
  • Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
    Elizabeth Hernandez
    Elizabeth Hernandez is the Illinois State Representative for the 24th district; she is currently serving her first term.Hernandez was born in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in 1961...
    
     (D) 46.41%

• 2004 General election
  • Michelle Chavez
    Michelle Chavez
    Michelle Chavez was the Illinois State Representative for the 24th district which includes all of Cicero, Illinois and part of Berwyn, Illinois from 2005 to 2007....
    
    (D) 53.24%
  • Frank Aguiar (R) 46.76%