Elizabeth C. Hoffman Explained

Elizabeth C. Hoffman
Office:Member of the New York State Assembly from the 139th district
Term Start:1993
Term End:1995
Predecessor:Matthew J. Murphy Jr.
Successor:David E. Seaman
Office2:Mayor of North Tonawanda, New York
Term Start2:1980
Term End2:1992
Office3:Member of the North Tonawanda Common Council
Term Start3:1978
Term End3:1979
Birth Name:Elizabeth Booth
Birth Date:26 January 1942
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Tonawanda, New York, U.S.
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Mount Saint Mary Academy
George Washington University
Profession:Politician

Elizabeth C. Hoffman (January 26, 1942 – August 16, 2007) was an American politician from New York.

Life

She was born Elizabeth Booth on January 26, 1942, in Buffalo, New York. She attended Mount St. Mary Academy[1] and George Washington University. She engaged in the real estate business in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York.

She entered politics as a Republican, and was a member of the North Tonawanda Common Council from 1978 to 1979; and Mayor of North Tonawanda from 1980 to 1992.[2]

She was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1993 to 1995, sitting in the 190th and 191st New York State Legislatures. She decided to run for the State Senate seat vacated by John B. Daly, and resigned her Assembly seat in February 1995.[3] She ran on the Conservative and Right to Life tickets[4] but, on March 14, was defeated by the Republican nominee George D. Maziarz.[5]

She died on August 17, 2007, at her home in Tonawanda, Erie County, New York.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.msmacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fall-07.pdf Elizabeth Booth Hoffman
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=kFMkAQAAIAAJ&q=elizabeth+c+hoffman+mayor+tonawanda New York Ted Book
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/13/nyregion/in-east-harlem-2-candidates-try-to-end-a-dynasty-as-a-3d-tries-to-uphold-it.html In East Harlem, 2 Candidates Try to End a Dynasty as a 3d Tries to Uphold It; ...Elizabeth C. Hoffman, who resigned her seat in the Assembly to run...
  4. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22710777.html CONSERVATIVES BACK HOFFMAN IN BID FOR STATE SENATE
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414045218/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22715927.html MAZIARZ WINS BITTER FIGHT FOR SENATE; HOFFMAN THIRD
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308213204/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21653658.html Elizabeth C. Hoffman, ex-North Tonawanda mayor, assemblywoman