About Silvestre Reyes
Silvestre "Silver" Reyes is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district, serving from 1997 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence between 2007 and 2011. In the Democratic primary election on May 29, 2012, Reyes lost by a margin wide enough to avert a runoff election to former El Paso city councilman Beto O'Rourke. Reyes finished first in a five-way Democratic primary—the real contest in this heavily Democratic district. Although the 16th has long since become a Latino-majority district, Reyes was the first Latino to represent the district. He won the general election with little trouble, taking 70 percent of the vote. Senator Clinton praised Reyes saying he was "one of our wisest and most experienced leaders on national security and the particular issues that affect Americans living along the border and throughout the Southwest.
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