The race for Clark County Public Administrator features Stephanie Itkin-Goodman (no relation to former Las Vegas mayors Oscar and Carolyn) who won the Democratic primary with 65% of the vote, and Patrick Michael Murphy, who garnered 66% on the Republican side.
The public administrator secures the assets of deceased Southern Nevadans when there’s no will and no one has been designated to administer the estate. They search for relatives and for property, and may ultimately distribute it through court proceedings.
Itkin-Goodman, a newcomer to Nevada, previously served for just under two years in a New York City district attorney’s office and also worked in private practice.
She’s currently a deputy attorney general where she advises a variety of regulatory boards, including the Private Investigator’s Licensing Board, which also regulates armed security guards…