hˈɑːfmən wʌz dˈɪstɹɪkt ɐtˈɜːni ʌv ˈɔɹɪndʒ kˈaʊnti fɹʌm mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː tə dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks, ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ɐsˈɛmbli ˈɔɹɪndʒ kˈoʊ.ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks.
Hoffman was District Attorney of Orange County from May 1823 to January 1826, and a member of the New York State Assembly (Orange Co.) in 1826.