Omar Aquino (born June 24, 1987) is an American politician serving as a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 2nd district.

[2][3] Aquino worked as a bilingual case manager with the Illinois Department on Aging, serving low income elderly clients in Chicago as part of the Community Care Program.

He went on to serve as a Legislative Aide in the Illinois House of Representatives, and most recently as an Outreach Coordinator for Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth.

[4] While he received the largest number of votes in the February election, there was an April runoff between Aquino and Gilbert Villegas.

[5] Aquino announced in January 2016 he was running for the 2nd District State Senate seat that was being vacated by William Delgado.