Nevada's most famous pimp Dennis Hof, who calls himself the 'Trump of Pahrump', wins Republican primary over a three-term lawmaker
- Dennis Hof, who owns half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada, became the Republican nominee for a Nevada State Assembly seat on Tuesday
- He defeated three-term lawmaker and hospital executive James Oscarson
- Hof, the star of the HBO adult reality series 'Cathouse', will face Democrat Lesia Romanov in November
- Hof was in the limelight in 2015 when former NBA player Lamar Odom was found unconscious at Hof's Love Ranch brothel in Crystal
Nevada's most famous pimp Dennis Hof has won a Republican primary for the state Legislature, ousting a three-term lawmaker.
Hof, who is the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series 'Cathouse', defeated hospital executive James Oscarson on Tuesday to become the Republican nominee for a Nevada State Assembly seat.
He will face Democrat Lesia Romanov in November and will be the favored candidate in the Republican-leaning Assembly district.
Hof celebrated his win at a party in Pahrump with Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss at his side.
Nevada's most famous pimp Dennis Hof won a Republican primary for the state Legislature on Tuesday, ousting three-term lawmaker James Oscarson
'It's all because Donald Trump was the Christopher Columbus for me,' Hof said. 'He found the way and I jumped on it.'
Hof, who wrote a book titled 'The Art of the Pimp', has dubbed himself 'The Trump of Pahrump'. He also held a rally with longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone.
Hof was in the limelight in 2015 when former NBA player Lamar Odom was found unconscious at Hof's Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada, after a four-day, $75,000 stay.
If Hof wins in November, he wouldn't be the only brothel owner in elected office - Lance Gilman, the owner of the famous Mustang Ranch in northern Nevada, is a Storey County Commissioner.
Voters in November will be voting on closing down brothels in at least one of the seven Nevada counties where they're legally operating. The question will be on the ballot in Lyon County where Hof owns four brothels.
Hof, who is the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series 'Cathouse', defeated hospital executive James Oscarson (above in 2013) on Tuesday
Hof, pictured with madam Sonja Bandolik at the Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada, has previously dubbed himself 'The Trump of Pahrump'
Hof was in the limelight in 2015 when former NBA player Lamar Odom was found unconscious at Hof's Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada
Activists are also gathering signatures to try to get to get measure on the ballot in Nye County where Hof owns two more brothels in the desert outside the city of Pahrump.
He painted the anti-brothel efforts as political retribution that's tied to his opponent, but Oscarson and the referendum backers deny any connection.
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Most brothels operate in rural areas of Nevada. They're banned in the counties that contain Las Vegas and Reno.
Hof said on Tuesday that he was downsizing his business by selling off some brothels to focus more on politics.
Oscarson and Hof previously faced off in 2016 when Hof ran for the seat as a Libertarian. Oscarson won with 60 per cent of the vote.
Hof (pictured sitting in front of the Love Ranch brothel) said on Tuesday that he was downsizing his business by selling off some brothels to focus more on politics
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