Reuben D'Silva

Reuben D'Silva
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 9, 2022
Preceded byEdgar Flores
Personal details
Born1985 (age 39–40)
Mumbai, India
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Independent
ResidenceNorth Las Vegas, Nevada
EducationRancho High School
Alma materCollege of Southern Nevada (A.A.)
University of Nevada at Las Vegas (B.A.)
University of Pennsylvania (M.A.)
Yale University (M.A.)
OccupationHigh School History Teacher
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service2004–2008
RankCorporal
Battles/warsOperation Iraqi Freedom
AwardsPurple 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
Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada § District 1

D'Silva ran as an Independent against Democratic incumbent Dina Titus and finished 3rd with 7.3% of the vote.

2018
Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada § District 1

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
Main article: 2022 Nevada Assembly election § District 28

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

Nevada State Assembly's 28th district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Reuben D'Silva 6,323 67.4
Republican Clint Brown 3,055 32.6
Total votes 9,378 100.0
Democratic hold
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly's 28th district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Democratic primary for Nevada's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Titus (incumbent) 20,897 78.7
Democratic Reuben D'Silva 5,659 21.3
Total votes 26,556 100.0
Nevada's 1st congressional district election, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

  1. ^ "Assemblyman Reuben D'Silva". leg.state.nv.us. Nevada Assembly. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Silver State Election Night Results 2016". Nevada Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.



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