Hoffman was admitted to the Michigan
Bar in 1896 and commenced practice in
Allegan, Michigan, where he also became
prosecuting attorney for the county from 1904–1910. In 1934, Hoffman ran as the
Republican candidate for
Michigan's 4th congressional district, defeating incumbent
Democrat George Ernest Foulkes. Hoffman was elected to the
Seventy-fourth United States Congress and was re-elected to the thirteen succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1935, until January 3, 1963. He was seen as "a bitter lone wolf" during much of his time in office, unable to work with either the Democrats or the Republicans. Hoffman voted against the
Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and
1960, as well as the
24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Hoffman was a vocal opponent of the
National Polio Immunization Program, claiming that the
U.S. Public Health Service had been heavily infiltrated by
Russian-born doctors. In addition, he was known as an
anti-Semite with
fascist sympathies, even speaking at rallies held for the far-right
America First Party (1943). He was chairman,
Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments (
Eightieth Congress) and the
Committee on Government Operations (
Eighty-third Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1962 to the
Eighty-eighth Congress. Hoffman retired to his home in
Allegan, Michigan. He was survived by his wife, the former Florence Wasson and sons Carl and Leo. ==Personal and death==