Assemblymember Reuben D'Silva

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2023 and 2025 (first elected November 2022)—two regular session and two special sessions
  • 2025 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education (Vice Chair); Government Affairs; Revenue
  • 2023 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education; Government Affairs; Legislative Operations and Elections

Other Public Service

  • Ethiopian Community Development Council, Board Member
  • North Las Vegas Library District, Board of Trustees, Member, 2013-2015
  • South Asian Young Professionals Alliance, President
  • United States Marine Corps, 2004-2008

Honors and Awards

  • Purple Heart
  • Navy Achievement Medal
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars, Southern Nevada Teacher of the Year
  • Heart of Education Award, Nominee
  • Hispanic Student Union, Teaching Award
  • National Basketball Association, Excellence in Education Recognition
  • Yale University Afro-American Cultural Center, Graduate Student Excellence Award
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Rebel Vets Organization, Distinguished Graduate Award
  • College Of Southern Nevada Legislative Service Award
  • Las Vegas India Chamber of Commerce and the Asian American Group, Community Achievement Award, 2023

Affiliations

  • Clark County Black Caucus
  • Clark County Education Association
  • Hispanics in Politics
  • Jobs 4 Nevada Graduates (JAG Nevada), Board Member, 2023 - current
  • Knights of Columbus
  • Military Order of the Purple Heart
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • Nevada Democratic Veterans and Military Families Caucus
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
  • St. Christopher Roman Catholic Church
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars

Education

  • College of Southern Nevada, A.A.
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, B.A., History
  • University of Pennsylvania, M.A., Globalization Studies
  • Yale University, M.A., Comparative Religion and Politics

Personal

Occupation: High School History Teacher
Recreation: Reading, Writing, Traveling
Born: 1985, Mumbai, India

Primary Sponsor

AJR11 Urges Congress to enact the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. (BDR R-1012)
AB82 Requires the Governor to proclaim certain days of observance. (BDR 19-60)
AB93 Revises provisions relating to public employees. (BDR 53-160)
AB135 Revises provisions relating to certain tax exemptions for veterans and surviving spouses of veterans. (BDR 32-236)
AB145 Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-77)
AB157 Revises provisions relating to the Nevada National Guard. (BDR 36-834)
AB166 Revises provisions relating to the employment of minors. (BDR 53-742)
AB180 Revises provisions relating to local governments. (BDR 20-649)
AB199 Revises provisions relating to firearms. (BDR 15-881)
AB236 Revises provisions governing the selection of members to certain state boards and councils performing duties related to education. (BDR 34-78)
AB257 Makes an appropriation to the Nevada School of the Arts. (BDR S-644)
SB262* Revises the qualifications for membership on certain town advisory councils and boards. (BDR 21-857)
AB269 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 18-618)
AB274 Requires the waiver of certain fees for certain businesses related to veterans. (BDR 7-728)
AB293 Creates the Office of Aerospace. (BDR 18-782)
SB294 Revises provisions relating to physician assistants. (BDR 54-965)
SB295 Revises provisions related to food establishments. (BDR 40-44)
AB300 Makes an appropriation for the construction of a veterans and community center in Virginia City, Nevada. (BDR S-1065)
AB328 Establishes the Commission on Racial Equity and Social Justice. (BDR S-619)
AB335 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-837)
AB353 Makes an appropriation to the University of Nevada, Reno, for a technology initiative for certain students. (BDR S-79)
SB367 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 18-1085)
AB377 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 32-923)
AB378 Creates the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program. (BDR 40-820)
SB399 Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-1046)
SB400* Revises provisions relating to homelessness. (BDR 38-1027)
AB409 Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43-1058)

Co-Sponsor

SCR1 Memorializes esteemed native Nevadan and lobbyist Kathleen “Neena” Laxalt. (BDR R-1028)
AJR6* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to adopt the National Popular Vote Compact. (BDR C-389)
SJR7* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to establish certain rights relating to reproductive health. (BDR C-864)
SJR10 Urges Congress to take certain actions relating to the therapeutic use of certain psychedelic compounds. (BDR R-801)
AJR14 Condemns the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and denounces the use of presidential pardons and commutations to absolve the rioters. (BDR R-991)
AB224* Revises provisions governing collective bargaining. (BDR 23-155)
AB231 Requires a service contract to impose certain duties on the provider of the service contract. (BDR 57-655)
SB232 Makes an appropriation for the construction of a veterans and community center in Virginia City, Nevada. (BDR S-1055)
SB234 Makes revisions relating to Medicaid. (BDR 38-40)
AB243 Establishes certain partial tax exemptions for surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed in the line of duty. (BDR 32-163)
AB246* Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-821)
SB260 Revises provisions relating to air quality. (BDR 53-961)
SB262 Revises provisions relating to graduate medical education. (BDR 18-120)
AB266 Makes revisions relating to breastfeeding. (BDR 40-595)
SB277 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-786)
AB278 Designates the month of July as Muslim American Heritage Month. (BDR 19-924)
SB280 Makes an appropriation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine for cleft and craniofacial health care. (BDR S-746)
AB289 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-320)
AB292 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-613)
AB310 Makes an appropriation to The Immigrant Home Foundation to provide mental health services and legal assistance to victims of domestic violence. (BDR S-1000)
AB320 Revises provisions related to criminal justice. (BDR 14-810)
AB321 Revises provisions relating to offenders. (BDR 14-1015)
AB322* Revises provisions relating to kratom products. (BDR 52-763)
SB325 Requires certain counties and cities and certain nonprofit organizations to establish a program relating to the adoption of certain animals. (BDR 20-1004)
AB357 Revises provisions relating to background checks. (BDR 38-646)
AB379 Makes an appropriation to the College of Southern Nevada for the development of its Northwest Campus. (BDR S-1067)
AB380 Revises provisions relating to mobile crisis teams. (BDR 39-1062)
AB383* Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-116)
AB390 Enacts provisions relating to task workers. (BDR 53-547)
AB405 Revises provisions relating to agriculture. (BDR 50-911)
AB414 Revises provisions relating to occupational safety and health. (BDR 53-666)
AB417 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 43-647)
AB428 Requires certain health plans to include coverage for fertility preservation services. (BDR 57-915)
AB430 Exempts persons engaged in the provision of payroll processing services from provisions governing money transmission. (BDR 55-1072)
AB431 Revises provisions relating to the sale and resale of tickets to certain events. (BDR 52-1075)
AB442 Revises provisions relating to grants. (BDR 31-589)