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City Council appoints Kara Kelly as Ward 2 caretaker
Summary
The Las Vegas City Council on Sept. 17 appointed Kara Kelly as the interim (caretaker) Ward 2 council member after reviewing three finalists and debating whether to hold a special election.
The Las Vegas City Council on Sept. 17 appointed Kara Kelly as the interim (caretaker) council member for Ward 2, filling the seat until the next municipal election.
The council selected Kelly from three finalists after a recruitment that drew 57 applications. Human Resources Director Vince Zamora told the council the pool was pared to three finalists — Serena Kasama, Kara Kelly and Tom Wharton — after screening for Ward 2 residency and a requirement that appointees agree on the record not to run in the 2026 municipal election. Each finalist made a three‑minute presentation to the…
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