White seemed to hit his stride during the relentless lobbying last year that led to a special session of the Legislature and the approval of $750 million in hotel room-tax dollars to support a new football stadium home for the Oakland Raiders franchise.
He set himself and Local 872 apart a few years ago by publicly challenging the behemoth Culinary Union during the planning of the new Las Vegas City Hall. White not only courts the spotlight, but he also makes use of it.
