Reuben D'Silva
American politician
Reuben D'Silva | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 28th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office November 9, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Edgar Flores |
Personal details | |
Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Mumbai, India |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Independent |
Residence | North Las Vegas, Nevada |
Education | Rancho High School |
Alma mater | College of Southern Nevada (A.A.) University of Nevada at Las Vegas (B.A.) University of Pennsylvania (M.A.) Yale University (M.A.) |
Occupation | High School History Teacher |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 2004–2008 |
Rank | Corporal |
Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Awards | Purple Heart |
Reuben D'Silva (born 1985) is an American politician serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly from the 28th district.[1]
Political career
United States House of Representatives
Elections
2016
D'Silva ran as an Independent against Democratic incumbent Dina Titus and finished 3rd with 7.3% of the vote.
2018
He ran against Titus again in 2018, this time as Democrat, however he was comfortably defeated in the primary 79% to 21%.
Nevada State Assembly
Elections
2022
With Edgar Flores opting to run for the Nevada Senate rather than for re-election, D'Silva was one of four Democrats who ran to succeed him. He easily won the primary before winning the general election with a 2 to 1 margin over Republican Clint Brown.
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Reuben D'Silva | 6,323 | 67.4 | |
Republican | Clint Brown | 3,055 | 32.6 | |
Total votes | 9,378 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Reuben D'Silva | 1,252 | 64.6 | |
Democratic | Cindi Rivera | 336 | 17.3 | |
Democratic | Aaron Bautista | 230 | 11.9 | |
Democratic | Antonio Bowen | 121 | 6.2 | |
Total votes | 1,939 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dina Titus (incumbent) | 20,897 | 78.7 | |
Democratic | Reuben D'Silva | 5,659 | 21.3 | |
Total votes | 26,556 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dina Titus (incumbent) | 116,537 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Mary Perry | 54,174 | 28.8 | |
Independent | Reuben D'Silva | 13,897 | 7.3 | |
Independent American | Kamau Bakari | 3,744 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 188,352 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References
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Members of the Nevada State Assembly
82nd Legislature (2023)
- Speaker of the Assembly
- Steve Yeager (D)
- Speaker pro tempore
- Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)
- Majority Leader
- Sandra Jauregui (D)
- Minority Leader
- P. K. O'Neill (R)
- ▌Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)
- ▌Heidi Kasama (R)
- ▌Selena Torres (D)
- ▌Richard McArthur (R)
- ▌Brittney Miller (D)
- ▌Shondra Summers-Armstrong (D)
- ▌Vacant
- ▌Duy Nguyen (D)
- ▌Steve Yeager (D)
- ▌Vacant
- ▌Bea Duran (D)
- ▌Max Carter (D)
- ▌Brian Hibbetts (R)
- ▌Erica Mosca (D)
- ▌Howard Watts III (D)
- ▌Cecelia González (D)
- ▌Clara Thomas (D)
- ▌Venicia Considine (D)
- ▌Toby Yurek (R)
- ▌David Orentlicher (D)
- ▌Elaine Marzola (D)
- ▌Melissa Hardy (R)
- ▌Danielle Gallant (R)
- ▌Sarah Peters (D)
- ▌Selena La Rue Hatch (D)
- ▌Rich DeLong (R)
- ▌Angie Taylor (D)
- ▌Reuben D'Silva (D)
- ▌Lesley Cohen (D)
- ▌Natha Anderson (D)
- ▌Jill Dickman (R)
- ▌Alexis Hansen (R)
- ▌Bert Gurr (R)
- ▌Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (D)
- ▌Michelle Gorelow (D)
- ▌Gregory Hafen II (R)
- ▌Shea Backus (D)
- ▌Gregory Koenig (R)
- ▌Ken Gray (R)
- ▌P. K. O'Neill (R)
- ▌Sandra Jauregui (D)
- ▌Tracy Brown-May (D)
- ▌Democratic (26)
- ▌Republican (14)
- ▌Vacant (2)
External links
- Assemblyman Reuben D'Silva official State Assembly website
- Reuben D'Silva Democrat for Assembly District 28
- Profile at Vote Smart
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