Carolyn G. Goodman is the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the wife of former mayor and mob lawyer Oscar Goodman, and the second female mayor of Las Vegas. She earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Bryn Mawr College in 1961. Carolyn and her husband Oscar moved to Las Vegas from Philadelphia as newlyweds in 1964. She graduated the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1973 with a master's degree in counseling. She is the founder, president and trustee emeritus of the Meadows School. On June 7, 2011, she was elected Mayor of Las Vegas with 60 percent of the vote; she assumed office on July 6, 2011. She received the 2009 Commitment to Education award from the United Way of Southern Nevada. On October 24, 2011, Carolyn Goodman greeted President Barack Obama at McCarran Airport. In regards to negative remarks President Obama said about Vegas two years earlier that caused a stir with Goodman's husband Oscar, the previous mayor, she told Obama that "the slate is brand new and clean," and gave him one of her lucky mayor chips as a gift. Carolyn and Oscar Goodman have four children and six grandchildren.
Oficina
Mayor of Las Vegas
Orden en la oficina
21st
Partido político
Independent (politician)
Religión
Judaism
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