What is Oscar Goodman?
{{Infobox officeholder |name=Oscar Goodman |image=Oscar Goodman 2003.jpg |alt= |caption=Goodman in 2003 |office= First Gentleman of Las Vegas |1blankname= Mayor |1namedata= Carolyn Goodman |term_start= July 6, 2011 |term_end= |predecessor=Carolyn Goodman |successor= |order1=[[List of mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada|21st]] |office1=Mayor of Las Vegas |term_start1=June 8, 1999 |term_end1=July 6, 2011 |predecessor1=[[Jan Laverty Jones]] |successor1=[[Carolyn Goodman (politician)|Carolyn Goodman]] |birth_name=Oscar Baylin Goodman |birth_date={{birth date and age|1939|7|26}} |birth_place=[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. |residence=[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], U.S. |spouse={{Marriage|[[Carolyn Goodman (politician)|Carolyn Goldmark]]|1962|}} |children=4 |alma_mater=[[Haverford College]]<br>[[University of Pennsylvania Law School]] ([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]]) |party=[[Independent politician|Independent]] (2009–present) |otherparty=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (1998–2009) |profession=[[Attorney at law|Attorney]] and [[politician]] |website= }} '''Oscar Baylin Goodman''' (born July 26, 1939) is an American [[Attorney at law|attorney]] and [[politician]]. He was the [[mayor]] of [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] from 1999 to 2011. His wife, [[Carolyn Goodman (politician)|Carolyn Goodman]], replaced him as mayor in 2011. Goodman is an [[Independent politician|Independent]] and a former member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref>[http://www.kxnt.com/Mayor-Goodman-Switches-Party-Affiliation/5902291 Goodman Switches Party Affiliation. KXNT, Ret. December 16th 2009]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Goodman is known for legalizing [[prostitution]] in Las Vegas and allowing [[brothels]] to be open in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-24-Fri-2003/news/22438503.html | title=LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION: Vegas brothels suggested | first=Erin | last=Neff | date=2003-10-24 | publisher=[[L