Charles Hoffman (politician)


Charles B. Hoffman is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 23 from January 2009 to January 2015. During his second two-year term, he served as the House's Majority Whip.

Early life and education

Hoffman was born in Montclair, New Jersey. He attended Northern State University and Yankton College. While at NSU, he met a fellow student named Holly Wanner. They married in 1985, and together, they have three children: Austin, a television journalist; Alex, also a TV journalist and a former Miss South Dakota in the Miss America circuit; and Elizabeth, also a former beauty queen. The Hoffmans live on their ranch outside Eureka, South Dakota.

Elections

Hoffman's wife Holly was a contestant on in 2010. In the series' 14th episode, he showed up as a "loved one" for a reward challenge. Ultimately, the Hoffmans were one of the pairs chosen by Chase Rice, the challenge winner, to join him in partaking the reward.