Jan Jones Blackhurst
City Hall, downtown and the gaming industry
Las Vegas’s first woman mayor, later a gaming-industry executive whose career crosses public government and corporate responsibility.
A new mayor in 1991
Jones became Las Vegas’s first woman mayor in 1991 and served until 1999. Her tenure included the creation of the Fremont Street Experience, a central chapter in efforts to renew downtown’s visitor business. [1] [3]
From municipal to corporate leadership
She moved into the gaming industry in 1999. UNLV’s biography discusses her work at Caesars on responsible gaming, corporate responsibility and diversity, followed by a board appointment in 2019. [1]
The city and the valley
A Las Vegas mayor governs within the city’s boundaries. The famous Strip is in unincorporated Clark County. Keeping that distinction visible helps readers understand which officials controlled the decisions in a particular development story. [4]
A first-person record
Her published UNLV oral history and later university interview offer two ways into her account of public office and business. They sit alongside institutional biographies rather than replacing them. [2] [3]
Key dates
People in the same story
Oscar Goodman
Her successor in the Las Vegas mayor’s office. Las Vegas Weekly
Read the profileShelley Berkley
Explore a later woman mayor’s different path through state and national office. City of Las Vegas
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Jan Jones Confident In Caesars' Future
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Caesars executive Jan Jones Blackhurst re-elected chairwoman of the Nevada Resort Association
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Jan Jones Blackhurst leaving Caesars executive post, joins board
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Jan Jones Blackhurst to be honored for pioneering LGBTQ advocacy in Las Vegas
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County government: frequently asked questions
Explains the difference between incorporated cities and the unincorporated county, including the Strip.