# Reuben D'Silva

Reuben D'Silva is a Democratic member of the Nevada House for district 28.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Nevada House, district 28
- Serving since: 2022-11-09
- Current term: NV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eae59702-f6de-431e-98f0-9c4bc5b6e059

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eae59702-f6de-431e-98f0-9c4bc5b6e059 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

D'Silva sits at −0.33 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Democrats.

## What D'Silva says (NV 2025–26 session)

462 classified statements: 462 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | D'Silva | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.5% | 319 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.5% | 10.4% | 498 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 24.7% | 39.2% | 593 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 2.9% | 499 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 12.8% | 14.4% | 368 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.0% | 177 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Immigration 11% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Commerce 11% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 664 donors and 439 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NV 2025–26 session)

679 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Nevada House 99.0%). Party unity 97.0% (95.9%). 5 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-11-19 · voted yea · Assembly (2nd Reprint) · SB 5 Makes revisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-32) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB5/
- 2025-11-19 · voted yea · Assembly (1st Reprint) · SB 10 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 10-38) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB10/
- 2025-11-19 · voted yea · Assembly (2nd Reprint) · SB 4 Revises provisions relating to state financial and governmental administration. (BDR S-11) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB4/
- 2025-11-18 · voted yea · Assembly (1st Reprint) · SB 8 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53-35) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB8/
- 2025-11-17 · voted yea · Assembly (1st Reprint) · SB 6 Revises the Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act. (BDR S-12) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB6/
- 2025-11-17 · voted yea · Assembly (As Introduced) · SB 7 Revises provisions relating to occupational diseases. (BDR 53-36) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB7/
- 2025-11-17 · voted yea · Assembly (1st Reprint) · SB 2 Revises provisions relating to legislative affairs. (BDR 17-30) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB2/
- 2025-11-17 · voted yea · Assembly (As Introduced) · SB 1 Revises provisions governing the short-term lease of a passenger car. (BDR 43-26) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB1/
- 2025-11-16 · voted yea · Assembly (As Introduced) · AB 6 Revises provisions governing public safety. (BDR 43-23) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB6/
- 2025-11-16 · voted nay · Assembly (1st Reprint) · AB 4 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 15-31) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB4/

## Legislation (NV 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 46. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nevada House 61.6%; rank 31 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 367: Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 18-1085) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB367/
- SB 399: Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-1046) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB399/
- AJR 11: Urges Congress to enact the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. (BDR R-1012) (passed both chambers, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AJR11/
- AB 409: Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43-1058) (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB409/
- AB 377: Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 32-923) (became law, 2025-05-31) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB377/
- AB 378: Creates the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program. (BDR 40-820) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB378/
- SB 294: Revises provisions relating to physician assistants. (BDR 54-965) (passed one chamber, 2025-05-17) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB294/
- SB 295: Revises provisions related to food establishments. (BDR 40-44) (passed both chambers, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB295/
- AB 353: Makes an appropriation to the University of Nevada, Reno, for a technology initiative for certain students. (BDR S-79) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB353/
- AB 335: Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-837) (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB335/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $58.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2114788490227712215
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2110736498605642036
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2109503379907174809
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2108641226987901330
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2105015724926517554
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2098473243518878018
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2097790175908860030
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2096300161479917829
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2095573197165105293
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/status/2090633844995281010

## Links

- Official site: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/28
- Campaign site: https://dsilvafornevada.com/
- X: https://x.com/ReubenDSilvaNV
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReubenDSilvaNV/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010869822690
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuben.dsilva_
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reuben-d-silva-90077414/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eae59702-f6de-431e-98f0-9c4bc5b6e059
