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.
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.