Shelley Berkley
Democratic US representative for Nevada, 1999–2013; Mayor of Las Vegas from 2024
| Shelley Berkley
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| Image |  Official congressional portrait, 112th Congress (2012) |
| Born | 20 January 1951 New York City |
| Occupation | Politician and lawyer |
| Known for | US representative for Nevada, 1999–2013; Mayor of Las Vegas |
| Education | B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1972); J.D., University of San Diego Law School (1976) |
Shelley Berkley (born Rochelle Levine, 20 January 1951) is an American politician and lawyer. She was a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from Nevada from 3 January 1999 to 3 January 2013 and is Mayor of Las Vegas, following her election in November 2024.[1][2]
Congress and earlier offices
The official House Historian concise biography records that she was born Rochelle Levine in New York City on 20 January 1951, graduated from Valley High School in Las Vegas in 1968, received a B.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 1972 and a J.D. from the University of San Diego Law School in 1976, served in the Nevada state assembly from 1983 to 1985, and was a member of the Nevada University and Community College System Board of Regents from 1990 to 1998. She was elected as a Democrat to the 106th Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses (3 January 1999 to 3 January 2013). She was not a candidate for re-election in 2012, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate that year.[1]
The official City of Las Vegas mayor's page states that she was the first woman to represent her House district, that she served on the Transportation, Small Business, Veterans Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means committees, and that, before Congress, she practised as an attorney for the Nevada State Commerce Department, as in-house counsel for Southwest Gas Corporation and as vice president for government and legal affairs for the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. It also records that she later served as chief executive and senior provost of Touro University Western Division and as senior vice president of the Touro University system.[2]
Mayor of Las Vegas
The official House Historian concise biography lists her as Mayor of Las Vegas, 2024 to the present. The City of Las Vegas official mayor's page states that she was elected in November 2024.[1][2]
Democratic Majority for Israel
Democratic Majority for Israel's Form 990 for the year ending December 2024 (employer identification number 83-3298146) lists Shelley Berkley as a board member, with no reportable compensation. She was not listed on the organisation's live leadership page retrieved on 11 November 2026.[3][4]
External links
- US House of Representatives, History, Art and Archives, official biography
- City of Las Vegas, official mayor's page
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, Democratic Majority For Israel
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 US House of Representatives, History, Art and Archives, BERKLEY, Shelley, official concise biography, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 City of Las Vegas, Mayor, official mayor's page, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, Democratic Majority For Israel D/b/a Dmfi, organisation record and Form 990 filings (EIN 83-3298146), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Democratic Majority for Israel, Leadership, accessed 11 November 2026.