Now that iconic Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman approaches the term limit to the office he has defined for the past 12 years the race to run Sin City has never been more interesting. To help Vegas residents with the upcoming April 5th Las Vegas Mayoral primary I'll be profiling the 18 candidates on the April 5th primary ballot. These profiles will be in no particular order and I will not endorse any candidate. My goal is to provide a brief profile as well as links to each candidates website and any other applicable sources of information. On occasion I may quote other media sources to add flavor and opinion.
Carolyn Goodman
Bio: Carolyn Goodman is the wife of current mayor Oscar Goodman and the president of the Meadows School which she founded in 1984 in Summerlin. As president she oversaw 150 employees with an annual budget of $17 million. She has also served on the board... read more.
Larry Brown
Bio: Larry Brown has served as a Las Vegas City Councilman for 14 years and worked alongside Mayor Oscar Goodman during one of Las Vegas' greatest boom and greatest bust periods. A self proclaimed "budget hawk" Larry Brown was responsible for creating the public budget workshop, bringing the budget review process "out and in-the-open." As Chairman of both the ... read more.
Chris Giunchigliani
Bio: Chris Giunchigliani is the current Clark County Commissioner serving District E which includes Las Vegas, and has held the post since she was elected in 2006. She was also a member of the Nevada Assembly from 1991 to 2006. Las Vegas Life Magazine named her "Best Role Model" due largely to her ... read more.
Steve Ross
Bio: Steve Ross, a lifelong Nevada resident, is a member of the Las Vegas City Council for the 6th district. He has also served as the Executive Secretary Treasurer of the Southern Nevada Building Trades Council after spending years as...read more.
Victor Chaltiel
Bio:Victor Chaltiel has one thing going for him in his run for Mayor that many of his opponents lack; real business experience. Victor Chaltiel is the Founder and Chairman of...read more.
George Harris
Bio: George Harris is the Co-owner of the restaurant Mundo and founder of Alien Tequila. He is a well known conservative and a founder of the Tequila Party, a spoof/offshoot of the ...read more.
Tim Gamble
Bio:Tim Gamble is among the youngest of the Mayoral candidates and has only lived in Las Vegas for 5 years. In that time he has come to treat Las Vegas as his home town. An EMT by trade, Tim Gamble's greatest claim to fame may be, as CityLife's...read more.
Katherine Duncan
Bio: Katherine Duncan is the President of the Ward 5 Chamber of Commerce. In this role she has been instrumental in bringing various revitalization projects to this historic district of Las Vegas. Known as Katie to her friends and supporters, Katherine Duncan is a fan of the...read more.
Marlene Rogoff
Bio Marlene Rogoff sees herself as an outsider in the normal political spectrum, but stands on her business record which is listed on... read more.
Joe Falco
Bio: This 67 year old retired car salesman and real estate agent is no newbie to the political process having run against Mayor Goodman back in...read more.
Abdul Shabazz
Bio: A unique candidate in many ways, Abdul Shabazz, 57, claims proudly on his website that he is a "former dice hustler...read more.
Arnold "Duke" Breuer
Bio: One of the lucky ones who escaped unscathed from the hepatitis C epidemic at the Edoscopy Center of Southern Nevada in...read more.
Anthony Wernicke
Bio: Anthony "Little Guy" Wernicke is a 50 something year old US Army vet, breakdancer and an ex-bus driver. His blog, which is chock full of rambling language and numerous spelling and grammatical errors, suggests that he is...read more.
Christine Montez
Bio: Anyone's guess here. A Google search of Christine Montez for Mayor earned a Spokeo.com profile on the name with fascinating stats like...read more.
Deborah Love
Bio: A big question mark followed by some question marks?? Las Vegas's eminently helpful and entertaining Mayor-O-Meter says she has...read more.
George Harris
Bio: George Harris is the Co-owner of the restaurant Mundo and founder of Alien Tequila. He is a well known conservative and a founder of the...read more.
Tim Gamble
Bio:Tim Gamble is among the youngest of the Mayoral candidates and has only lived in Las Vegas for 5 years. In that time he has come to treat Las Vegas as his home town. An EMT by trade, Tim Gamble's greatest claim to fame may be...read more.
Larry Jeppesen
Bio: Larry Jeppesen is a retired Marine Corp Officer who has a splinter stuck in his craw over the recent...read more.
Angel Vasquez
Bio: Angel Vasquez is the former director of the Nebraska Mexican American Commission and currently runs a hotline designed to help those learning...read more.
Ed Uehling
Bio: Ed Uehling has one thing going for him. He's been involved with various aspects of Clark County government for years. He ran unsuccessfully for 1994 and was charged and found not guilty of...read more.
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