Rich Aguilar

Financial Secretary, Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7

Rich is a twenty-seven year veteran who joined the department in June 1982. He has spent his entire career in the patrol division working a beat car. He has been a Field Training Officer for twenty-two years. He completed his field training in the 025^th district. His next assignment took him to the 023^rd district. Although he learned a lot and made many friends there, he requested a transfer to the 014^th district. Rich spent the next nineteen years there working mostly as a field training officer. His next year was spent in the 017^th district. Rich returned to the 025^th district after he was forced to leave or relinquish his FTO status when the district became a non-training district. Rich was appointed to serve as Field Representative for the Lodge in 2008. Rich was appointed in March 2009 as the Financial Secretary for the Lodge after Tim Fallon's unexpected death in February 2009.

Rich became formally involved with the FOP when he served as the 014^th district second watch rep for two years. He was next elected to the 014^th district unit rep position which he held for three years before being elected as a trustee in 2002. Rich was re-elected to his third term as trustee with the current board of directors in 2008. His top priority has been to keep the membership informed and present their views at trustee, board, and general meetings.

Rich is the co-chairman of the Grievance Committee. Rich is the chairman of the Unit Reps and Website committee. He was appointed to the current contract negotiating team serving on the work schedule sub-committee. He was a member of the last contract negotiating team where he served on the comparables, discipline, and work schedule sub-committees.

Rich serves on the Easter Seals committee at the State Lodge level.

Rich is a resident of the Portage Park area on the northwest side.  He and his wife, Dawn, are the proud parents of three children, Jennifer, Cary, and Rebecca. They are also the proud grandparents of Jacob, Julia, and Gabriella. The family recently adopted a rescued greyhound as a pet.

Rich is the senior member of the FOP Stars Hockey Team. Rich is a member of the German-American Police Association and the Latin American Police Association.