Biography
Joseph P. Silvestri is the Republican candidate for Nevada State Assembly District 3 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Democrat Selena Torres-Fossett.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a longtime Clark County School District educator and retired ocean lifeguard, and listed education reform, public safety and lowering the cost of living as his campaign's key messages.[2]
Silvestri grew up on Long Island, New York, according to his Ballotpedia survey response, and earned a B.A. from SUNY College at New Paltz and an M.A. from SUNY at Stony Brook.[2] He moved to Las Vegas in 1997 and has worked for the Clark County School District as an educator for almost 30 years, and he also worked as a real estate agent in Las Vegas.[2] He said he spent 32 years as an ocean lifeguard at beaches on Long Island.[2]
In the same survey, Silvestri said he would work to break up the Clark County School District into smaller districts, fund Education Savings Accounts and expand charter schools.[2] He also listed fully funding law enforcement and mandatory minimums for gang crimes under public safety, and deregulating healthcare markets and reforming zoning laws under cost of living.[2]
- 1.Joseph P. Silvestri - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Joseph P. Silvestri - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Nevada Assembly District 3
Joseph P. Silvestri is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Nevada Assembly District 3 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.