Nevada brothel owner and Assembly candidate Dennis Hof has died, according to his campaign manager.
Chuck Muth said in a tweet that a Nye County sheriff's deputy confirmed that Hof died Tuesday morning. Hof was 72 years old.
I just confirmed with Nye County sheriff’s deputy that Dennis Hof passed away this morning. No other details at this point. I’m heading out to Love Ranch Vegas now. Official statement will come once I learn more.
— Chuck Muth (@ChuckMuth) October 16, 2018
Hof owned the Love Ranch outside of Pahrump and a number of other brothels.
No other details have been released.