Ruben Kihuen
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 4th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Cresent Hardy |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the 10th district |
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In office 2010–2016 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Coffin |
| Succeeded by | Yvanna Cancela |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 11th district |
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In office 2006–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Bob McCleary |
| Succeeded by | Olivia Diaz |
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April 25, 1980 Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican-American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Website | house website |
Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal /ˈruːbən ˈkiːwɪn/ (born April 25, 1980) is a Mexican-American politician from Nevada who is the U.S. Representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district, serving since 2017. A Democrat, he was previously a member of the Nevada Senate, representing the state's 10th district in Clark County.
Kihuen was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and moved to the United States in 1988. Kihuen's father was a laborer in Orange County, California, before moving to Las Vegas in the 1990s and becoming a middle school science teacher. Kihuen attended Rancho High School and was named the 1997–1998 Nevada "soccer player of the year." He graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. While in high school and college, Kihuen volunteered for the campaigns of Senator Harry Reid, Virginia Governor Mark Warner, and Houston Mayor Lee Brown. As of 2011, Kihuen was enrolled in the Master of Public Administration degree program at the University of Oklahoma.
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