Background
Hoffman was born in Montclair, New Jersey.
Hoffman was born in Montclair, New Jersey.
He attended Northern State University (NSU) and Yankton College.
During his second two-year term (2011-2012), he served as the House"s Majority Whip. While at NSU, he met a fellow student named Holly Wanner. The Hoffmans live on their ranch outside Eureka, South Dakota.
2008: When District 23 incumbent Republican Representative Tom Hackl ran for South Dakota Senate and Justin Davis left the Legislature leaving both District 23 seats open, Hoffman ran in the June 3, 2008 Republican Primary.
In the five-way November 4, 2008 General election fellow Republican nominee Justin Cronin took the first seat and Hoffman took the second seat with 4,897 votes (32%) ahead of Democratic nominees Orland Geigle, Leonard Linde, and Independent candidate Wayne Schmidt. 2010: Hoffman and Representative Cronin were unopposed for both the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, where Representative Cronin took the first seat and Hoffman took the second seat with 4,812 votes (4739%).
2012: Hoffman and Representative Justin Cronin were unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election, where Hoffman took the first seat with 6,831 votes (515%) and Representative Cronin took the second seat. 2014: Hoffman declines to run for a fourth term.