Oscar Goodman • Mayor

DOWNTOWN. The self-proclaimed "Happiest Mayor in the Universe," Oscar Goodman is an ex-mob lawyer from Philadelphia who relocated here in 1964 with a mere $87. Lady Luck must've smiled on him, because he has been mayor of Las Vegas for the past eight years. His willingness to mingle with the people and his "tell it like it is" attitude have made him not just a mayor but a local pop-culture icon.