Dead Brothel Owner Wins Election For Nevada Legislative Seat

[appalachiablue]

Source: Associated Press

1 hr. ago.

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 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 Pimp," akin to Trump's book "The Art of the Deal." -More...

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dead-brothel-owner-wins-election-for-nevada-legislative-seat/ar-BBPrhdN?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=HPCOMMDHP15

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Hof was found by porn actor Ron Jeremy and a prostitute at his Los Vegas area brothel where he had been celebrating with sex industry and political figures.

[PoorMonger]

1. Irony is deader than this guy

Republicans are always out here crying about a conspiracy of dead people voting and they turn around and elect an actual corpse

[OnlinePoker]

8. And the Republican "Family Values" theme was stretched pretty thin with this one. n/t

[lagomorph777]

10. This ought to make for some very interesting photo-ops in the chamber.

[peekaloo]

17. He proved to be a stiff competitor.

[Siwsan]

2. I think that might sum up the average GOP voter, in a nut shell

[IronLionZion]

3. Family values Christians win again

Donald Trump-style Republican

[The Liberal Lion]

4. Good goodness

How far the gop has sunk. They actually elected a pimp, and a dead one at that. What contemptible people these are.

[samnsara]

5. my county re elected a repug who was accused of many sexual improprities..

...and who openly said he wont accept the office if he wins. He just wanted his name to be on the ballot so if he won his seat would have to stay GOP. Well he won over a woman! Check out Matt Manweller to see all the charges against him! wtf?

[appalachiablue]

7. If it can get any lower for the GOP/Trump Party I can't see it yet.

[BlueStater]

6. Even if only symbolically, another accused pervert and rapist wins for the GOP.

At least I won't have to witness the ugly sight of the dirtbag actually holding this office.

[pazzyanne]

9. I'm sorry,

but what? How does that work? I am assuming that the Libertarian candidate moved into that slot. Anyone?

[brooklynite]

13. County Commissioners from the District appoint a replacement

[pazzyanne]

14. Thank you for enlightening me. That makes perfect sense.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

15. And, they are required to appoint someone of the same party

as the deceased winner. Nevada law requires that. Hof was a Republican, so county commissioners from Clark, Nye and Lincoln counties must appoint a Republican to that seat.

[pazzyanne]

16. Figured that out from former post.

Just needed to check the procedure because I have never come across a party running a dead candidate before, let alone that dead candidate winning. Weird action if you ask me!

[rollin74]

11. meh. Democrats won just about about every important race in Nevada yesterday

it's silly that this result is getting so much attention

GOP is in big trouble here in NV

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Makes sense

Trump's grandpa was a pimp.

[JudyM]

18. Seems this should be challengeable on procedural grounds.

Surely the criteria for candidacy contains terms that, by definition, would exclude a corpse.