Lyman Hoffman

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Lyman Hoffman
Majority Leader of the Alaska Senate
In office July 9, 2019 – January 19, 2021
Preceded by	Mia Costello
Succeeded by	Shelley Hughes
Member of the Alaska Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 16, 1995
Preceded by	George Jacko
Constituency	T (1995–2003) S (2003–present)
In office January 21, 1991 – January 18, 1993
Preceded by	John Binkley
Succeeded by	Rick Halford
Constituency	M
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office January 18, 1993 – January 16, 1995
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Ivan Ivan
Constituency	39
In office January 19, 1987 – January 21, 1991
Preceded by	John Binkley
Succeeded by	Ivan Ivan
Constituency	25
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-13) February 13, 1950 (age 74) Bethel, Territory of Alaska, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Republican (caucus)
Spouse	Lillian
Children	2
Education	University of Alaska, Fairbanks (BA)

Lyman F. Hoffman (born February 13, 1950) is a Yup'ik politician and Democratic member of the Alaska Senate since 1995. He represents the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska Peninsula, and Aleutian Islands. He also served in the Senate from 1991 to 1993 previously, and was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1987−91 and 1993−95.

In January 2019, Hoffman became the longest-serving member in the history of the Alaska Legislature, surpassing the tenure of Jay Kerttula, the previous record holder.^[1]

Hoffman was the only registered Democrat to caucus with the Republicans in the Senate from 2015 to 2023.^[2] He endorsed Republican nominee Dan Sullivan over Senator Mark Begich during the 2014 U.S. Senate race.^[3] From 2007 to 2013 and again since 2023, Hoffman has been a member of a bipartisan majority coalition of Democrats and Republicans.

On May 1, 2004, Hoffman was arrested for erratic driving and for striking a home with his car. He refused to take a breathalyzer test and later pled guilty to the charges. He was sentenced to three days in jail by Judge Peter Froehlich, which began on July 6. Hoffman also had his driver's license revoked for 90 days, was placed on probation for one year, and was fined $1,500.^[4][5]

In 2013, Hoffman was found guilty of violating financial disclosure laws by the Senate Committee on Legislative Ethics. Between 2008 and 2010, Hoffman hid between "$311,000 and $690,000" in income from his business interests in a company that primarily contracts with a state-funded agency. From Alaska Public Media, "The committee found that Senator Hoffman "knowingly" prepared and filed incomplete disclosures, leaving out a "substantial" amount of income."^[6][when?]

In 2016, Hoffman was the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, whose plan to address the state's fiscal crisis focused on cutting services and capping the Permanent Fund Dividend.^[7] Critics note that the hardest hit areas from slashing the PFD are in Hoffman's district.^[8] However, Hoffman has also called the dividend the "first call" on revenue from Permanent Fund earnings.^[9]

Media related to Lyman Hoffman at Wikimedia Commons

• Alaska State Legislature – Senator Lyman Hoffman official AK Senate website
• Project Vote Smart – Representative Lyman F. Hoffman (AK) profile
• Follow the Money – Lyman F. Hoffman
  • 2006 2004 2002 1998 1994 1992 1990 campaign contributions
• Lyman Hoffman at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
• Appearances on C-SPAN

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