LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The two candidates for Las Vegas Mayor will face off for a debate on Tuesday on 8 News Now.
Shelley Berkley will face off against Victoria Seaman in the non-partisan race. That debate will also be hosted by Denise Valdez, John Langeler, and Joshua Peguero.
It will be the first time in 25 years that the nonpartisan office will be held by a member of the Goodman family, with Oscar Goodman being elected as mayor in 1999 and his wife, Mayor Carolyn Goodman, having held the position since he left office in 2011.
Former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
Berkley, who was raised in Las Vegas, served the State of Nevada in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2013, holding the position for seven terms. She also served in the Nevada State Assembly from 1982 to 1984. According to Berkley’s website, Berkley was a practicing attorney for the Nevada State Commerce Department, in-house counsel for Southwest Gas Corporation, and Vice President for Government and Legal Affairs for the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.
City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman
Seaman is currently serving as councilwoman for the Las Vegas City Council representing Ward 2 and previously spent one term and two special sessions in the Nevada State Legislature representing Clark County’s Assembly District 34. Seaman serves on the Debt Committee, Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository Committee, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Recommending Committee, and serves as Chair of the Audit Committee, according to her website.
The debate will be available to watch live on 8newsnow.com and broadcast on 8 News Now in Las Vegas, KRNV in Reno & Univision.