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Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman didn't exactly endorse the A's planned move from Oakland to her city. (Getty Images/L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) (Las Vegas Review-Journal via Getty Images)
Carolyn Goodman (née Goldmark; born March 25, 1939 [citation needed]) is an American politician who served as mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2011 [1] until 2024. [2] She is the second female mayor of Las Vegas and is married to former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman. [1] She is the founder, president and trustee emerita of The Meadows School.
This is the first mayoral election in Las Vegas since 1995 where no candidates are from the Goodman family. On November 7, former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley became the mayor-elect of Las Vegas as Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman conceded the race. [ 1 ]
The major candidates were incumbent mayor Carolyn Goodman, an independent elected in the 2011 race, and Stavros Anthony, a Las Vegas City Councilman and Republican. Anthony was also the city's mayor pro tem , serving as the second-in-command on the city council.
With Goodman winning a majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff was needed. Due to a state law adopted in 2019, this was the last regularly-scheduled Las Vegas mayoral election to be conducted in an off-year.
Oscar Baylin Goodman (born July 26, 1939) is an American attorney and politician. A Democrat -turned- independent , Goodman was the mayor of Las Vegas , Nevada from 1999 to 2011. [ 1 ] His wife, Carolyn Goodman , succeeded him as mayor in 2011.
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