Manny Hoffman (February 22, 1937 – February 27, 2013) was an American businessman and politician.

Early life and career

Hoffman was born in

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and graduated from Hirsch High School. He went to

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and to Midwest Broadcasting School. He served in the

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Reserves from 1954 to 1962. He lived in

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with his wife and family and was involved with the insurance business. In 1985, Hoffman was elected mayor of Homewood to succeed Robert P. Goodley who retired from the position. Hoffman served as mayor of Homewood, Illinois from 1985 to 1991. When Hoffman stepped down as mayor in 1991, then-trustee John Doody was appointed to the position.

State legislature

A Republican, Hoffman was appointed to the

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at the start of the 87th General Assembly to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Loleta Didrickson. In the 1992 Republican primary, Carl Vandenberg, an incumbent village trustee in

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, defeated Hoffman. He left the

in 1993 at the end of the 87th General Assembly. Democrat John R. Sheehy was his successor in the 88th General Assembly.

Other political activity

After he left the House, Governor

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appointed Hoffman as chair of the Illinois Labor Relations Board. Upon assuming office, Governor

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re-elevated Hoffman to serve as the chairman of the board while retaining Mike McCormick as a board member. From March 1992 until 2002, he served as chair of the

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Death

Hoffman died in

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on February 27, 2013.

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