Rubén Kihuen | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Cresent Hardy |
| Succeeded by | Steven Horsford |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office January 2011 – January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Coffin |
| Succeeded by | Yvanna Cancela |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 11th district | |
| In office January 2007 – January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bob McCleary |
| Succeeded by | Olivia Diaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal April 25, 1980 Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | College of Southern Nevada University of Nevada, Las Vegas (BS) University of Oklahoma |
Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal (/ˈruːbən ˈkiːwɪn/; born April 25, 1980) is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives for Nevada's 4th congressional district, serving from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a member of the Nevada Senate from 2006 to 2016. He was Nevada's first Latino member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Kihuen described himself as the first "Dreamer" elected to Congress. In December 2017, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on Kihuen to resign in response to sexual misconduct allegations against him by a female campaign staff member, as reported by BuzzFeed.[1] He refused to resign but did not run for reelection in 2018.
- ^ Nocera, Kate; Parti, Tarini (December 1, 2017). "She Says She Quit Her Campaign Job After He Harassed Her. Now He's In Congress". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved December 2, 2017.