Group of photographs and portraits of Ron Lurie as city council member, 1977-1983. Images include Ron Lurie posing with colleagues or at special events.

Group of photographs showing City Councilman Ron Lurie at events and meetings in Las Vegas.

Photographs of Ron Lurie in his City Hall office.

Ron Lurie talks about winning a seat on the Las Vegas City Council, and the voting population of the city.

Photographs and correspondence document the events and presentations of Ron Lurie during his time as Mayor of the City of Las Vegas. Events include ribbon cuttings and ground breaking ceremonies.

Group of photographs showing Ron Lurie at community events as a city council member, 1977-1983. Events include community clean up projects, gardening, and ground breaking ceremonies.

Interview with Ron Lurie by Barbara Tabach on June 5, 2015. In this interview, Lurie discusses his family and his time in politics, campaigning for office, and some of his accomplishments while in office as mayor and in the city council. He also talks about growing up in Las Vegas and attending Las Vegas High School, and working for his father, Art Lurie, in the grocery store business.

Ron Lurie was a rambunctious teenager when the Lurie family moved to Las Vegas from California. He adapted quickly to Las Vegas and made fast friends. He is a 1958 graduate of Las Vegas High School. His father, Art Lurie, a supermarket businessman, was also a well-known professional boxing judge and a former Nevada Athletic Commission chair. In 1987 Ron became the first person of Jewish ancestry to be elected Mayor of Las Vegas. Previously, he was fourteen year member of the Las Vegas City Council and served on many community boards and commissions. Since political office was not a fulltime position, Ron's career path developed in a couple of different ways. He tells the story of becoming a butcher and the opportunities he experienced becoming a successful salesman of gaming machines for Si Redd, IGT and others. His over three decade gaming career continues as of this oral history. He is executive vice president and general manager of Arizona Charlie's Decatur location. In this oral history he reflects on some of his political accomplishments as mayor and city councilman. He also served six years on the State of Nevada Wildlife Commission and is a member of the Fraternity of the Desert Bighorn.