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Chic Hecht, Former Senator From Nev., Dies
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Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
Last Edited | The Sunset Provision May 16, 2006 07:43am |
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Media | Website - Yahoo News |
News Date | Tuesday, May 16, 2006 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | Chic Hecht, a Republican known as much for his verbal miscues as his upset victory in a U.S. Senate race over two decades ago, died of cancer Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 77.
Hecht's death was confirmed by longtime family friend Francine Pulliam. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer a year ago, she said.
The conservative Hecht was praised by former U.S. Sen. Paul Laxalt, R-Nev., as "one of the gutsiest politicians I've ever encountered."
Laxalt recalled thinking that Hecht was "half-crazy" when the one-time Las Vegas clothing store owner ran for a state Senate seat in a heavily Democratic district in 1966.
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