Councilman Steve Wolfson

Ward 2

In a historic special election in June 2004, Steve Wolfson was elected to the Las Vegas City Council. He represents Ward 2, which encompasses the westernmost portions of the city, including parts of Summerlin. On April 20, 2005, after running unopposed, he was sworn in for his first full term, which ends in June 2009.

Councilman Wolfson has many years of experience in the legal field. He has worked both in the private and public sectors, including positions with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office. He has also been active with the State Bar of Nevada by serving on the Board of Governors, the Judicial Ethics and Campaign Election Practices Committee, and other bar-related committees. Additionally, Wolfson was chairman of the State Bar of Nevada Ethics 2000 Committee, a blue ribbon committee established by the Nevada Supreme Court, to review and bring up-to-date all Supreme Court rules involving attorney conduct.

As a city councilman, Wolfson serves on the Criminal Justice Advisory Council, the Emergency Operations Management Committee, the city of Las Vegas Audit Oversight Committee, the Local Law Enforcement Advisory Committee and the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository Committee. He is an alternate on the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition and the Nellis Civilian Military Board.

Wolfson is currently a member of the Latin and Asian Chambers of Commerce.

Councilman Wolfson was born in Los Angeles, California. He received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from San Diego State University and a Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law.

Councilman Wolfson has been married for more than 20 years to District Court Judge Jackie Glass. They have two daughters, Rachel and Rebecca.