Reuben D'Silva | |
State Assembly: | Nevada |
District: | 28th |
Term Start: | November 9, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Edgar Flores |
Birth Place: | Mumbai, India |
Party: | Democratic |
Otherparty: | 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 |
Serviceyears: | 2004–2008 |
Mawards: | 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.