Newly appointed Mayor Pro Tempore Stavros Anthony speaks to media after a City of Las Vegas council meeting adjourns at City Hall, downtown, Wednesday, July 8, 2020.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 10:51 a.m.
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Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony was appointed mayor pro tem today, replacing Michele Fiore, who stepped down after being accused of making racially charged remarks.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman nominated Anthony, and the motion passed unanimously without discussion. Mayor pro tem is second in line to the mayor.
Fiore, who resigned her position last month, didn’t admit any wrongdoing but said discussions surrounding her comments were bad for the council.
Fiore reportedly made remarks critical of affirmative action at the Clark County GOP Convention. The party released a statement labeling her comments as “clearly inappropriate” and “counter to the thoughtful remarks of every other speaker and counter to the beliefs of the Clark County Republican Party.”
Anthony, who previously served as mayor pro tem from July 2011 to April 2015, did not make any comments today after his appointment.
Before the council voted on the nomination, Daniel Rolle, a local activist, said there were other “excellent candidates” to consider.
“But now I think it’s fair to be honest and to present all the reasons why Councilman Anthony should possibly be mayor pro tem, and so now I’d like to read that list,” Rolle said.
He then stood there and said nothing.
Goodman asked if he was finished, but he said he wanted to use the rest of his public speaking time and proceeded to fill the time with an awkward silence.
Anthony, whose term ends next year, represents Ward 4 and has served on the City Council for 10 years.
He is running in November as a Republican for a seat on the Clark County Commission. He is facing Democrat Ross Miller.
He ran unsuccessfully in 2018 for the U.S. House seat in Nevada’s 4h Congressional District.
Anthony is a former Metro Police captain and adjunct professor at Community College of Southern Nevada.
