Hof feels assured of win in state Assembly race
to make any meaningful change in the education system and that as a businessman, he’s better-suited to be on the lookout for inefficiencies in school districts.
Hof also criticized Romanov as just another Las Vegan who won’t represent the concerns of those in rural Nevada. He says there’s enough Las Vegas representation in the Legislature.
“Even people that don’t like me because I’m in the prostitution business are not going to vote for somebody that’s from Las Vegas,” he said.
Romanov said Hof wouldn’t be able to work well with lawmakers because of his brash nature and history with women. Romanov noted the large number of female lawmakers already serving and said Nevada has a chance to create a majority-female Legislature this year. “The idea of him being up there is completely inconceivable. These women would be dealing with him, and he does not understand how to treat educated women,” she said.
National attention
Romanov’s campaign has received support from national groups, like EMILY’S List, that support female candidates. She said she also has received backing from people involved in the #Metoo movement, supporting her as Hof has faced multiple allegations of sexually assaulting women who worked for him in his brothels.
But Romanov’s support is a far cry from some of the powerhouse support Hof ’s campaign is getting.
Hof is holding a birthday party at The Nugget in Pahrump, where
Joe Arpaio — the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, who was convicted of criminal contempt of court and then pardoned by President Donald Trump — will speak alongside Grover Norquist, the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform.
In response to a question about how old he will be on Oct. 15, Hof replied, “As old as the girl I woke up next to; I’m 23.”
He will be 72.
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