Gregory T. Hafen II is an American politician and utility executive who was appointed to the

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in December 2018, replacing

Dennis Hof Dennis Leroy Hof (October 14, 1946 – October 16, 2018) was an American brothel owner. He owned seven legal brothels in Nevada, most notably the Moonlite BunnyRanch. Hof was also a Republican candidate in 2018 for the Nevada Assembly, whic ...

, who had been elected to the Assembly posthumously.

Early life and education

Hafen was born and raised in Nevada and is a fifth-generation Nevadan and small business owner. Hafen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from the

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Career

In 2006, he became a full-time member of the management of Pahrump Utility Company, which was founded in 1995 by Tim Hafen, father of Greg Hafen and grandfather of Gregory Hafen II. He was chairman of the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission and Pahrump Capital Improvement Advisory Committee, until he resigned to serve in the Nevada Assembly. Gregory is the Chairman of the Desert View Hospital Board and a member of the Nevada Taxpayer Association. He previously chaired the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission, Pahrump Capital Improvement Advisory Committee, chaired the Pahrump Ground Water Management Plan Advisory Committee and has participated in developing numerous Nye County Ordinances and Nye County comprehensive plans. In 2018,

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owner and former

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had unseated

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incumbent

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in the Republican

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for the 36th Assembly district. Hof, running as the

nominee, had previously lost the 2016

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to Oscarson. When Hof died on October 16, his name remained on the ballot, and he was elected posthumously. Nevada law stipulates that the

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s of the counties which the district encompasses are to choose a successor from applicants of the previous incumbent's political party. 19 people applied for Hof's seat, and the commissions of all three counties selected Hafen. Lincoln County had three votes, Clark County had 30 votes, and Nye had 67 votes, reflecting the composition of the 36th district. Allegations were made by one commissioner that supporters of a rival candidate had threatened him, and there was some opposition to his election, citing his lack of political experience and youth (he was 35 as of December 5, 2018.) Hafen serves on the Assembly Committees on Government Affairs, Health and Human Services, and Taxation. Hafen's first bill introduced was Assembly Bill (AB) 167 which would authorize a person who holds a permit to carry a concealed firearm to possess a handgun in a motor vehicle that is on the property of the Nevada System of Higher Education or a private or public school. AB 167 died in committee without a vote.

2020 election

He defeated

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Joseph Bradley in the June 2020 Republican primary, with 4,851 votes (54.9%) to Bradley's 3,990 (45.1%), and was unopposed in the November 2020 general election."Gregory Hafen"
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hafen, Gregory II Businesspeople from Nevada University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni Date of birth missing (living people) 1980s births Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly American chief executives of energy companies Living people 21st-century American politicians