Doug Hoffer
| Doug Hoffer | |
|---|---|
| Auditor of Vermont | |
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Assumed office January 10, 2013 |
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| Governor |
Peter Shumlin Phil Scott |
| Preceded by | Tom Salmon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 3, 1951 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive |
| Education |
Williams College (BA) State University of New York, Buffalo (JD) |
Doug Hoffer (born September 3, 1951) is a policy analyst from Burlington, Vermont who is Vermont State Auditor. He took office on January 10, 2013.
Douglas R. Hoffer was born in New Rochelle, New York on September 3, 1951 and raised in Norwalk, Connecticut. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from Williams College and a J.D. from the University at Buffalo Law School (Magna Cum Laude).
From 1988 until 1993, he was employed by the City of Burlington as a policy analyst in the Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO).
Hoffer was a self-employed policy analyst from 1993 until taking office as State Auditor. His clients included the Vermont State Auditor, Peace & Justice Center (for whom he wrote all ten phases of The Job Gap Study), Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Vermont State Treasurer, Vermont State Employees Association, Yellow Wood Associates, City of Burlington, Burlington Electric Department, and the Public Assets Institute.
Hoffer ran for State Auditor in 2010 as the Democratic candidate, with an endorsement from the Vermont Progressive Party, and lost to Republican incumbent Tom Salmon.
In 2012, running as the nominee of the Democrats and Progressives, he defeated Republican State Senator Vincent Illuzzi and Liberty Union Party nominee Jerry Levy (Salmon did not run for re-election).
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