Ruben Kihuen Politician

Ruben Kihuen (born April 25, 1980) is an American politician from Nevada. A Democrat, he is a member of the Nevada Senate, representing the state's 10th district in Clark County. In September 2011 he announced his intention to represent Nevada's 1st congressional district but withdrew a month before filing opened in February 2012 allowing former Representative Dina Titus to run without a primary.In 2010, Kihuen was elected to the Nevada State Senate after the incumbent was forbidden to run for reelection because of term limits. He had previously served in the Nevada State Assembly since 2006, when he had defeated incumbent Bob McCleary in a primary election by 471 votes out of 1642 total votes for that district.