LAS VEGAS — A Nevada brothel owner and reality TV star who died last
month after fashioning himself as a Donald Trump-style Republican
candidate has won a heavily GOP state legislative district.
Dennis
Hof defeated Democratic educator Lesia Romanov on Tuesday in the race
for Nevada's 36th Assembly District, which includes rural communities
and large stretches of desert in the southern part of the state. County
officials will appoint a Republican to take his place in the seat.
Hof was found dead on Oct. 16
after a weekend of parties celebrating his 72nd birthday. Officials are
still determining his cause of death, but they don't suspect foul play.
Hof owned a handful of brothels in Nevada, the only state that allows them to legally operate.
He
also starred in the HBO adult reality series "Cathouse" and wrote a
book titled "The Art of the love-vendor," akin to Trump's book "The Art
of the Deal."
Hof was found dead at his Love Ranch brothel about
an hour outside Las Vegas. His body was discovered by porn actor Ron
Jeremy and a prostitute at the brothel.
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