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589:. Beers sued for defamation, and the Nevada Democratic Party settled out of court in 2010. He held no further public office until 2012 when Beers was elected to the non-partisan Las Vegas City Council in a nine-way special election to fill the vacant seat of Councilman Steve Wolfson, who had been appointed Clark County District Attorney. He was elected to a full four-year term the next year.
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