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Roberto DaSilva

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 63

Years in office: 2009 - 2013

Education

Bachelor's

Roger Williams University

Roberto DaSilva is a formerDemocratic member of theRhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 63 from 2009 to 2013.

Biography

DaSilva earned his B.S. from Roger Williams University. His professional experience includes working for the City of Pawtucket Police Department.^[1]

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, DaSilva served on these committees:

• Labor, Secretary
• Municipal Government

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, DaSilva served on these committees:

• Judiciary Committee, Rhode Island House of Representatives

Elections

2012

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

DaSilva ran forRhode Island State Senate inDistrict 14. He was defeated by incumbentDaniel Da Ponte in the Democratic primary on September 11.^[2][3]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Daniel Da PonteIncumbent	50.9%	2,053
Roberto DaSilva	49.1%	1,981
Total Votes		4,034

2010

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010

DaSilva won re-election to the 63rd District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary election and also faced no opposition in the general election onNovember 2, 2010.^[4][5]

Rhode Island House District 63
Candidates		Votes
Roberto DaSilva (D)		3679

2008

See also:Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008, DaSilva was elected to the Rhode Island House District 63. DaSilva (D) finished with 3,922 votes and was followed by Edmund Lethear (R) with 1,527 votes and Mary Matthews (I) with 939 votes.^[6] DaSilva raised $29,559 for his campaign fund.^[7]

Rhode Island House District 63
Candidates		Votes
Roberto DaSilva (D)		3,922
Edmund Leather (R)		1,527
Mary Matthews (I)		939

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Personal

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DaSilva and his wife, Anna, have two children.^[1]

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External links

Suggest a link

• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions:2008,2006

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