At the start of next year, and for the first time in 24 years, Las Vegas will have a mayor whose last name isn’t Goodman.
We recently talked with the two women who hope to win the seat being vacated by Carolyn Goodman. They are Shelley Berkley and Victoria Seaman.
Berkley’s spent time as a politician in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Nevada from 1999 to 2012. In 2012, she ran and lost a race for a seat in the U.S. Senate to Republican Dean Heller.
In 2014, Berkley was hired as CEO and senior provost of the Touro College and University System in Nevada and California. She retired in 2023 after announcing her candidacy for mayor.
Seaman has been on the Las Vegas City Council since 2019.
She had served one term on the state assembly, then ran for state Senate, and ran but dropped out of the race for Congressional District 3. She has created and sold businesses. She’s worked as a realtor and licensed esthetician.
Whoever wins will face some big issues. The city is on the hook for what some say could be a $500 million legal judgment. Homelessness has grown. The city and state continue to struggle with a lack of affordable homes.
