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[[Image:oscargoodman.jpg]]<br>''Portrait of Las Vegas, Nevada Mayor Oscar B. Goodman.''</div> |
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'''Oscar Baylin Goodman''' (born on [[July 26]], [[1939]]) is a [[lawyer]] and the [[Mayor]] of [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]. |
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Goodman was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. He received an undergraduate degree from [[Haverford College]] in [[1961]] and a law degree from the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]] in [[1964]]. He was admitted to the Nevada Bar Association in [[1965]] and he served as Chief Deputy Public Defender in [[Clark County, Nevada]] from [[1966]] to [[1967]]. He is married to Carolyn and they have four children. |
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During his career as a defense attorney he represented defendants accused of being some of the leading [[organized crime]] figures in Las Vegas, such as [[Meyer Lansky]]. One of his most notorious clients was '''''Anthony Spilotro''''', a mobster with a very short and violent temper. Spilotro was portrayed by actor [[Joe Pesci]] in the semi-factual [[1995]] movie ''Casino'', in which Goodman had a [[cameo appearance]] as himself. |
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Goodman is a senior partner in the law firm of Goodman Chesnoff & Keach. He was elected Mayor of Las Vegas on [[June 8]], [[1999]], receiving 32,765 (63.76%) votes while his opponent, Las Vegas City Councilman Arnie Adamsen, received 18,620 (36.24%). He was re-elected to a second four-year term in [[2003]], defeating five opponents and receiving 29,356 (85.72%) of the votes. |
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He has also had the distinct privilege of being the only Mayor of Las Vegas to have his face placed on a $5 and $25 casino chip which was issued in [[1999]] by the Four Queens casino in Downtown Las Vegas and a Bobble Head doll issued in [[2000]] as a promotion during a [[Las Vegas 51s]] [[baseball]] game. These three items are very sought after by locals and even by the tourists. Unfortunately though because of their limited quantity they are very hard to find. Occassionally they have shown up on [[Internet]] [[auction]] service [[eBay]] at very high prices. |
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In [[2003]], '''''Las Vegas Review-Journal''''' reporter '''''John L. Smith''''' wrote a book titled ''Of Rats and Men'', which chronicles Goodman's life. |
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In [[February]] [[2004]], '''''Robert Rose''''', a self-proclaimed ethics watchdog and retired auto mechanic, filed multiple complaints with the Nevada Ethics Commission claiming that during the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Goodman handed out to fellow Mayors, conference attendees and other politicial figures invitations to a cocktail party he was hosting. Rose alleged that this was nothing more then the Mayor abusing his power of office to help promote a business that is owned by his son Ross and Las Vegas Councilman Michael Mack. The Nevada Ethics Commission opened an investigation on [[April 14]], [[2004]] and on [[May 13]], [[2004]] the members of the commission became deadlocked and as a result no action was taken against Mayor Goodman and the investigation was closed. |
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==External Links== |
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* [http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/mayor_oscar_b_goodman.htm Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman's Official Website] |
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Revision as of 20:15, 16 May 2004
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