In age of Trump, evangelicals back self-styled top US pimp
REUTERS 22 JUN 2018 AT 09:45 ET
Dennis Hof, a legal brothel owner and recent winner of the Republican primary election for Nevada State Assembly District 36, gets a kiss from Misty Matrix, his girlfriend and a legal prostitute, at his Moonlite BunnyRanch legal brothel in Mound House, Nevada, U.S. June 16, 2018. Picture taken June 16, 2018. REUTERS/Steve Marcus
He styles himself as Americas best-known pimp, a strip-club owner who runs multiple brothels and looks set to win a seat as a Republican in the Nevada legislature with the blessing of many conservative Christian voters.
Meet Dennis Hof, whose political rise reflects fundamental changes in electoral norms that have roiled the Republican Party and upended American politics during the era of President Donald Trump.
This really is the Trump movement, Hof, 71, told Reuters in an interview at Moonlite BunnyRanch, his brothel near Carson City in northern Nevada that was featured on the HBO reality television series Cathouse.
People will set aside for a moment their moral beliefs, their religious beliefs, to get somebody that is honest in office, he said. Trump is the trailblazer, he is the Christopher Columbus of honest politics.
When news broke that Hof had won the nominating contest for a state Assembly seat on June 12, evangelical pastor Victor Fuentes said he closed his eyes and prayed.
Fuentes was willing to overlook Hofs history as a champion of the flesh trade and gave thanks for his victory.
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