Reuben D'Silva | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 28th district | |
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]
D'Silva ran as an Independent against Democratic incumbent Dina Titus and finished 3rd with 7.3% of the vote.
He ran against Titus again in 2018, this time as Democrat, however he was comfortably defeated in the primary 79% to 21%.
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.
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
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