I have never wanted to be a politician, and I never had the desire until recently.

He became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1977. Hanna) and Karen Bisso (running against incumbent Assemblywoman Janet Duprey one of Scozzafava's biggest backers in the 2009 race) lost their primary elections; Bisso remains in her race on the Conservative Party line. Fiscal and social conservative groups backed Hoffman's candidacy including the Club for Growth the Susan B.

"Doug" Hoffman (born 1953) is an American businessman accountant and former congressional candidate. Hoffman ran for the same seat in Congress in 2010 but lost the Republican primary and withdrew his candidacy. S.