Shelley Berkley
From Congress and higher education to City Hall
The current Las Vegas mayor, elected in 2024, with earlier careers in Nevada government, Congress, hospitality law and higher education.
A Las Vegas education and legal career
Berkley graduated from UNLV in 1973. Her legal career included Southwest Gas and government and legal affairs at the Sands, connecting her to the city’s business institutions before national office. [1]
Public service and health care
Her service began in the Nevada Assembly in 1983. She represented Nevada in the U.S. House from 1999 to 2013. Her official biography emphasizes work on veterans’ health care and medical education, followed by leadership at Touro University. [1]
The mayoralty
Las Vegas voters elected her mayor in November 2024. The official city page confirms that office as of the October 2026 research review. Her profile provides a link between the contemporary city and the earlier Congress and university chapters. [1]
Key dates
People in the same story
Carolyn Goodman
The preceding mayor of Las Vegas. [3] [1]
Read the profileJan Jones Blackhurst
The city’s first woman mayor. [4]
Read the profileHarry Reid
Follow the related story in Harry Reid’s profile. [1]
Read the profileIn the archive
3 matching entries in the saved collection.
Shelley Berkley: UNR's Med School Should Close Its Doors
Publisher page and article metadata checked · Oct 3, 2026
Mayor Shelley Berkley on her priorities for Las Vegas
Publisher page and article metadata checked · Oct 3, 2026
Speech transcripts from Shelley Berkley on Yucca Mountain, 1999-2000
Other document · Shelley Berkley Papers. Catalog date: 1999–2000.
Go deeper into the record.
Sources for this profile and starting points for further research. Access notes mark links we could not open directly during the October 3–4, 2026 checks. Historical accounts describe their own period; they do not necessarily describe current operations.
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Mayor Shelley Berkley
Current office verified October 2, 2026. Statements of accomplishments are the office’s own account.
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County government: frequently asked questions
Explains the difference between incorporated cities and the unincorporated county, including the Strip.
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Carolyn G. Goodman — mayoral biography
This page preserves Carolyn Goodman’s earlier biography. Shelley Berkley is the current mayor; the old page title does not establish current office.
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