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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
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| name = Reuben D'Silva<br />
| honorific_suffix = <br />
| image = File:Reuben D'Silva (cropped).jpg<br />
| state_assembly = Nevada<br />
| district = 28th<br />
| term_start = November 9, 2022<br />
| term_end = <br />
| predecessor = [[Edgar Flores (politician)|Edgar Flores]]<br />
| successor = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1985}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, India]]<br />
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --><br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = <br />
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]<br />
| otherparty = [[Independent (United States)|Independent]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
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| relations = <br />
| children = <br />
| parents = <br />
| residence = [[North Las Vegas, Nevada]]<br />
| education = [[Rancho High School]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[College of Southern Nevada]] (A.A.)<br>[[University of Nevada at Las Vegas]] (B.A.)<br>[[University of Pennsylvania]] (M.A.)<br>[[Yale University]] (M.A.)<br />
| occupation = High School History Teacher<br />
| website = <br />
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| branch = [[United States Marine Corps]]<br />
| serviceyears = 2004—2008<br />
| rank = [[Corporal#United States Marine Corps|Corporal]]<br />
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| battles = [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]<br />
| mawards = [[Purple Heart]]<br />
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'''Reuben D'Silva''' (born 1985) is an American politician serving as a member of the [[Nevada Assembly]] from the 28th district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Assemblyman Reuben D'Silva |url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/28 |website=leg.state.nv.us |publisher=Nevada Assembly |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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===United States House of Representatives===<br />
====Elections====<br />
=====2016=====<br />
{{Main|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 1}}<br />
D'Silva ran as an Independent against Democratic Dina Titus incumbent and finished 3rd with 7.3% of the vote.<br />
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=====2018=====<br />
{{Main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 1}}<br />
He ran against Titus again in 2018, this time as Democrat, however he was comfortably defeated in the primary 79% to 21%.<br />
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===Nevada State Assembly===<br />
====Elections====<br />
=====2022=====<br />
{{Main|2022 Nevada Assembly election#District 28}}<br />
With [[Edgar Flores (politician)|Edgar Flores]] opting to run for the [[Nevada Senate]] rather than for re-election was one of four Democrats who ran to succeed him. D'Silva easily won the primary before winning the general election with a 2 to 1 margin over Republican Clint Brown.<br />
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==Electoral history==<br />
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|title = [[Nevada State Assembly]]'s 28th district, 2022<br />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change<br />
| party = Nevada Democratic Party<br />
| candidate = [[Reuben D'Silva]]<br />
| votes = 6,323<br />
| percentage = 67.4<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change<br />
| party = Nevada Republican Party<br />
| candidate = Clint Brown<br />
| votes = 3,055<br />
| percentage = 32.6<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box total no change<br />
| votes = 9,378<br />
| percentage = 100.0<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no change<br />
| winner = Nevada Democratic Party<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
{{Election box begin no change<br />
| title = Democratic primary for [[Nevada State Assembly]]'s 28th district, 2022<br />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change<br />
| candidate = [[Reuben D'Silva]]<br />
| party = Nevada Democratic Party<br />
| votes = 1,252<br />
| percentage = 64.6<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change<br />
| candidate = Cindi Rivera<br />
| party = Nevada Democratic Party<br />
| votes = 336<br />
| percentage = 17.3<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link no change<br />
| candidate = Aaron Bautista<br />
| party = Nevada Democratic Party<br />
| votes = 230<br />
| percentage = 11.9<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link no change<br />
| candidate = Antonio Bowen<br />
| party = Nevada Democratic Party<br />
| votes = 121<br />
| percentage = 6.2<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box total no change<br />
| votes = 1,939<br />
| percentage = 100.0<br />
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{{Election box begin no change<br />
| title = Democratic primary for {{ushr|Nevada|1}}, 2018<br />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change<br />
| candidate = [[Dina Titus]] (incumbent)<br />
| party = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
| votes = 20,897<br />
| percentage = 78.7<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change<br />
| candidate = [[Reuben D'Silva]]<br />
| party = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
| votes = 5,659<br />
| percentage = 21.3<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box total no change<br />
| votes = 26,556<br />
| percentage = 100.0<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
{{Election box begin no change<br />
| title={{ushr|Nevada|1}} election, 2016<ref name="Generalelection">{{cite web | url=https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2016gen/USCongress/| title=Silver State Election Night Results 2016 | publisher=Nevada Secretary of State | date=November 8, 2016 | access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref><br />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change<br />
| party = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
| candidate = [[Dina Titus]] (incumbent)<br />
| votes = 116,537<br />
| percentage = 61.9<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link no change<br />
| party = Republican Party (United States)<br />
| candidate = Mary Perry<br />
| votes = 54,174<br />
| percentage = 28.8<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change<br />
| party = Independent (United States)<br />
| candidate = [[Reuben D'Silva]]<br />
| votes = 13,897<br />
| percentage = 7.3<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change<br />
| party = Independent American Party of Nevada<br />
| candidate = Kamau Bakari<br />
| votes = 3,744<br />
| percentage = 2.0<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box total no change<br />
| votes = 188,352<br />
| percentage = 100.0<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link without swing<br />
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Portal|Nevada|Biography}}<br />
* [https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/28 Assemblyman Reuben D'Silva] official State Assembly website<br />
* [https://dsilvafornevada.com/ Reuben D'Silva Democrat for Assembly District 28]<br />
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