Shelley Berkley

Shelley Berkley

Nonpartisan

Mayor of Las Vegas

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Carolyn Goodman

Prior offices

Nevada State Assembly

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Nevada Board of Regents Sub-District 2

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U.S. House Nevada District 1

Successor: Dina Titus

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Compensation

Net worth

(2012)$15,415,229

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Law

University of San Diego

Personal

Religion

Judaism

Profession

Attorney, Higher Education Administrator

Contact

Official website

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Shelley Berkley is the Mayor of Las Vegas in Nevada. She assumed office on December 4, 2024. Her current term ends in 2028.

Berkley ran for election for Mayor of Las Vegas in Nevada. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Mayoral elections in Las Vegas are nonpartisan. Berkley is a Democrat.

Biography

Berkley was born in New York, New York. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1972 and a J.D. from the University of San Diego in 1976. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney.

Elections

2024

See also: Mayoral election in Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)

General election

General election for Mayor of Las Vegas

Shelley Berkley defeated Victoria Seaman in the general election for Mayor of Las Vegas on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelley Berkley (Nonpartisan)	53.2	133,520
		Victoria Seaman (Nonpartisan)	46.8	117,390

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 250,910
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Las Vegas

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Las Vegas on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelley Berkley (Nonpartisan)	35.7	25,839
✔		Victoria Seaman (Nonpartisan)	28.9	20,942
		Cedric Crear (Nonpartisan)	18.9	13,700
	Submit photo	Tera Anderson (Nonpartisan)	4.3	3,148
		Kara Jenkins (Nonpartisan)	2.3	1,679
	Submit photo	Dan Chapman (Nonpartisan)	1.9	1,403
		Donna Miller (Nonpartisan)	1.5	1,111
		Lynn Baird (Nonpartisan)	1.3	970
		Irina Hansen (Nonpartisan)	1.2	849
		William Walls (Nonpartisan)	0.9	661
	Submit photo	Michael Pacino (Nonpartisan)	0.9	619
		Deb Peck (Nonpartisan)	0.8	581
	Submit photo	Kola Akingbade (Nonpartisan)	0.8	547
		Eric Medlin (Nonpartisan)	0.5	385

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,434
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Janiecia Fernandez (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Berkley in this election.

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Nevada, 2012

Berkley ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012. She defeated Stephen Brown, Barry Ellsworth, Louis Macias, and Nancy Price in the June 12, 2012 Democratic primary but was defeated by incumbent Dean Heller (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. Senate, Nevada, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Shelley Berkley	44.7%	446,080
	Republican	Dean Heller Incumbent	45.9%	457,656
	Independent American Party of Nevada	David Lory VanderBeek	4.9%	48,792
	N/A	None of these candidates	4.5%	45,277
Total Votes				997,805
Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. Senate Results"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Berkley was re-elected to the United States House for a sixth term. She defeated Kenneth A. Wegner (R), Jonathan J. Hansen (Independent American), and Edward George Klapproth (Libertarian).

United States House, Nevada General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Shelley Berkley Incumbent	61.7%	103,246
	Republican	Kenneth A. Wegner	35.3%	58,995
	Independent American	Jonathan J. Hansen	1.7%	2,847
	Libertarian	Edward George Klapproth	1.3%	2,118
Total Votes				167,206

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2012

On her campaign website, Berkley listed eleven issues:

• Creating Jobs/Economy

• On her website, Berkley said, "At the height of the recession, our nation was shedding nearly one million jobs each month and Nevada’s unemployment rate had skyrocketed to 14.5%. While there have been some improvements, Nevadans are still struggling and there is much work left to be done. Shelley Berkley understands this. That’s why her number one, two and three priorities are jobs, jobs and more jobs."

• Protecting Social Security and Medicare

• On her website, Berkley said, "In Congress, Shelley has opposed every effort to privatize Social Security accounts, which would drain trillions from the program and put Americans’ safety nets at the whim of Wall Street manipulation and foreign market fluctuations. She has stood strong to protect beneficiaries’ cost of living increase because she knows they can make or break a tight budget."

• Housing/Foreclosure

• On her website, Berkley said, "No state’s homeowners have been hit harder by the foreclosure crisis than Nevada. That’s why no one has fought harder than Shelley to help struggling Nevada families stay in their homes and help communities suffering from foreclosures."

• National Security

• On her website, Berkley said, "The death of Osama Bin Laden marked a change in America’s mission in Afghanistan and time for us to begin bringing our brave troops home, shifting more responsibility to the Afghan people. Shelley’s pushed for tough sanctions against oppressive regimes in North Korea, Syria, and Zimbabwe, and believes sanctions are the best tool to curb Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons."

• Veterans

• On her website, Berkley said, "Shelley has stood up for Nevada’s veterans throughout her career in public service. She understands that America’s men and women in uniform have put their lives on the line in service to their country and that they deserve the best equipment and care in order to do their jobs."

• Clean Energy Jobs

• On her website, Berkley said, "Shelley is working to put Nevada on track to become a world leader in solar energy production. Whether it’s building large solar thermal plants or constructing solar panel manufacturing facilities, Shelley has made sure Nevada is forefront in the minds of solar businesses."

• Preservation/Conservation

• On her website, Berkley said, "The increase in renewable energy production throughout the state isn’t just creating jobs; it’s helping keep our air, water and land clean. And, Shelley will continue to promote clean energy and help break our dependence on polluting energy sources."

• Yucca Mountain

• On her website, Berkley said, "Shelley hasn’t just worked to stop the project. She’s worked to solve the problem. Experts and regulators have agreed that spent nuclear material can be secured onsite at nuclear plants for the next 100 years. Shelley has pushed legislation to extend that time period and secure nuclear waste through investments in onsite storage facilities. She’s also fought proposals that would revive wasteful spending for the project, instead advocating for deficit reduction and investment in clean energy technology and jobs."

• Education

• On her website, Berkley said, "As someone who was the first person in her family to attend college due to student loans, Shelley knows the importance of ensuring that all Nevada students have access to the same opportunities that she had. That’s why she’s voted to lower the interest rate on student loans, and has backed efforts to increase the value and number of Pell Grants."

• Healthcare

• On her website, Berkley said, "Shelley will continue to work to improve health care reform, and defend against efforts to defund the law that would strip Nevadans of these important benefits."

• Immigration

• On her website, Berkley said, "Shelley is also a strong supporter of the DREAM Act, which would give young people who were brought to this country by their parents through no fault of their own, stayed in school and kept out of trouble the opportunity to earn legal status by getting a college education or serving in the armed forces."

Campaign finance summary

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Congressional tenure

Analysis

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Berkley paid her congressional staff a total of $1,223,809 in 2011. Overall, Nevada ranks 50th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Berkley was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Berkley's staff was given an apparent $1,000.00 in bonus money.

Net worth

See also: Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Berkley's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $7,891,261 to $22,939,197. That averages to $15,415,229, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2011 of $5,107,874.16. Her average calculated net worth increased by 12.83% from 2010.

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Berkley's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $7,236,882 to $20,087,837. Averaging to a net worth of $13,662,359.50 which was higher than the average net worth of Democrats in 2010 of $4,465,875.

National Journal vote ratings

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2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Berkley ranked 163rd in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Berkley was tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives ranking 159th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.

Voting with party

November 2011

Shelley Berkley voted with the Democratic Party 90.0 percent of the time, which ranked 142nd among the 192 House Democratic members as of November 2011.

Congressional tenure

Key votes

Fiscal Cliff

Berkley voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was 1 of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Berkley served on the following committees:

• House Ways and Means Committee
  • Subcommittee on Social Security
  • Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

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Preceded by Carolyn Goodman	Mayor of Las Vegas 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	U.S. House Nevada District 1 1999-2013	Succeeded by Dina Titus (D)
Preceded by -	Nevada Board of Regents Sub-District 2 1990-1998	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Nevada State Assembly	Succeeded by -