SAN BERNARDINO >> The location of the May Democratic Party presidential primary is still up in the air, according to the Democratic National Committee — but members appreciate Rep. Pete Aguilar’s suggestion that San Bernardino host the debate.

“I can confirm that the DNC has received Representative Pete Aguilar’s letter,” Democratic National Committee spokesman Walter Garcia wrote in an email Tuesday. “At this point, a decision hasn’t been made about where the California debate will be held, but we certainly welcome and appreciate Rep. Aguilar’s input.”

Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, made his pitch, on re-election campaign stationery, to national committee chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, Feb. 24.

“While the city of San Bernardino has been forced to confront some of America’s most debilitating problems in the last decade, we have never let it break us,” Aguilar’s letter reads in part.

In the letter, Aguilar discusses both San Bernardino’s 2012 bankruptcy and the December 2015 terrorist attack at the Inland Regional Center.

“San Bernardino certainly has a storied history, but more than that, it has an unparalleled drive and determination to fight on,” Aguilar’s letter continues. “The resiliency of my community is an embodiment of the American spirit to stand together and push forward.”

California has 503 delegates up for grabs in the June 7 Democratic primary. Historically, California’s primaries come too late in the cycle to make much of a difference, but in an election cycle marked by the insurgency candidacies of Bernie Sanders on the left and Donald Trump on the right, it’s possible that Golden State voters might make a difference this time around.

Chris Robles, chairman of the San Bernardino County Democratic Party, said Monday that the county committee would likely write its own letter to the DNC, endorsing Aguilar’s suggestion.