Oscar Goodman
| Oscar Goodman | |
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Goodman in 2003
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| 21st Mayor of Las Vegas | |
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In office June 8, 1999 – July 6, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jan Laverty Jones |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn Goodman |
| First Gentleman of Las Vegas | |
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Assumed office July 6, 2011 |
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| Mayor | Carolyn Goodman |
| Preceded by | Carolyn Goodman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Oscar Baylin Goodman July 26, 1939 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent (2009–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic (1998–2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Goodman (1962–present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Haverford College University of Pennsylvania Law School |
| Profession | Attorney and politician |
| Religion | Judaism |
Oscar Baylin Goodman (born July 26, 1939) is an American attorney and politician. He was the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1999 to 2011. Goodman is an Independent and a former member of the Democratic Party.
Goodman was born and raised in Philadelphia. After attending Central High School for a time, he graduated from The Haverford School,Haverford College and received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He and his wife Carolyn have four children.
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, Nicky Scarfo, Herbert "Fat Herbie" Blitzstein, Phil Leonetti, former Stardust Casino boss Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, and Jamiel "Jimmy" Chagra, a 1970s drug trafficker who was acquitted of ordering the murder of Federal Judge John H. Wood, Jr. One of his notorious clients was reputed Chicago mobster Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro, who was known to have a short and violent temper. In the semi-factual 1995 movie Casino, the character of Nicky Santoro was based on Spilotro and was portrayed by actor Joe Pesci. Goodman had a cameo appearance in the film as himself while defending "Ace Rothstein", a character closely based on Lefty Rosenthal and played by Robert De Niro.
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