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Published Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 | 6:30 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 | 6:31 p.m.
The field of candidates for Las Vegas mayor has grown more crowded with two recent entries.
Katherine "Katie" Duncan, president of Las Vegas' Green Chamber of Commerce, will kick off her mayoral campaign Thursday at TSS Grill inside the Aruba Hotel.
Marlene Rogoff, a local realtor, announced earlier this month she will run for the job.
Duncan and Rogoff join Larry Brown, a Clark County commissioner, and Steve Ross, a Las Vegas councilman, in trying to replace outgoing Mayor Oscar Goodman. The wildly popular Goodman can't run for a fourth term because of term limits.
Duncan hopes to use her environmental and business background to encourage development and job growth in the city.
"We're moving toward a green-collar economy," she said. "There are so many areas the mayor can advocate for - educating people about the need to fix up their buildings, partnering the city's resources with state and federal resources, releasing us of the municipal codes that are standing in the way of us becoming more efficient."
Duncan said she'd also like to build on Goodman's progress developing downtown Las Vegas by expanding efforts to the other side of the Union Pacific railway line.
If she won, Duncan would be Las Vegas' first African American mayor.
Rogoff, who ran unsuccessfully for a city council seat in 2005, appears to be taking a more lighthearted approach to her campaign.
On her web site, she lists vodka as her favorite drink and vows to promote equal opportunity "by not only taking Showgirls with her to promote tourism, but also taking some of the dancers from the Chippendales Type Shows as well."
If it ain't Scotch, it's cr@p.
But I'll make an exception for Goodman. I wish he could run again. There are many cities who would kill for a mayor like him (and he would defend the hitman they hired on his recommendation!)
Goodman is the best Mayor ever. I wish he could run again. I love what he has done for this city.
Oscar is a great spokesman for the city. Perhaps also for the mob! Charming!
I heard Spuds McKenzie was considering running.
Steve Ross is nothing but a Union shill. God help us if the Unions get him elected. Pretty soon, your free drinks while playing video poker will have a $2 surcharge to support the Beer Servers Union.
Am I right, hose holders and thin blue line murderers? You love his ilk-little work for a lotta' pay...
Mayor Goodman has been an exceptional mayor and an incredible spokesperson for the city of Las Vegas. He is a rare exception to my belief in term limits.
Mayor Goodman is going to be a tough act to follow.
I wish Goodman would trade seats with Lois Tarkanian. He could be Councilman for Ward 1 for 12 years and Mrs. Tark could be the shining star for the city.
you people have been drinking the kool-aid for too long. How can you say Goodman has been a good mayor? Look at our city? Here's what mayor Goodman has done for Las vegas. Violent crime on a per capita rate is one of the highest in the country, regardless of what the crooked sheriff gillespie reports. I first hand have seen incidents of attempted murder where no one gets charged, therefore not part of the statistics released, so it is even worse than reported. We have one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, one of the worst school systems, reportedly have the least intelligent populous in the country and you people are happy with an alcoholic mayor. Our cops kill more people per year than some major cities have murders, yet they are all justified. Goodman may have been a popular mayor, but that doesn't make him a good one.
Our city is in the toilet and all the people commenting here want to keep the same drunk in charge. I think the survey was correct, las Vegas is the capital of stupid.
Goodman and a couple of his cronies on City Council are the epitome of corruption and the morons that read the LVSun wish he could stay for another term. Now that's stupidity personified.
The boring four. I wouldn't vote for any of these. Ross? You got to be kidding me. Yawn. What has he become? Career politician? Forget that!
Where are the real contenders?
Where's Carolyn Goodman?
Lorraine Hunt?
Let's get some personality in this race.
Mr. Goodman has been good for Las Vegas. This city could not afford to pay for the PR he has got us for free. This man knows how to make the news and bring attention to Las Vegas.
Who knows where he will pop up next but one thing is for sure, he is going to be a tough act to follow.
Right now we don't have good choices running but we might get lucky and someone will jump into the race that is worth voting for. Only time will tell.
The only one who is qualified is Brown and he will probably be the next Mayor.