Doug Hoffer

Doug Hoffer

Democratic Party

Vermont State Auditor

Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

12

Compensation

Base salary

$127,546

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Williams College

Law

State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law

Personal

Profession

Policy analyst

Contact

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Doug Hoffer (Democratic Party) is the Vermont State Auditor. He assumed office on January 10, 2013. His current term ends on January 14, 2027.

Hoffer (Democratic Party, Vermont Progressive Party) ran for re-election for Vermont State Auditor. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.

Biography

Doug Hoffer graduated from Williams College with a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from the University of New York at Buffalo Law School. Hoffer moved to Vermont in 1988 to take a position in Burlington, Vermont's Community & Economic Development Office under then-Mayor Bernie Sanders. He left the position in 1993 to enter the private sector and worked as a freelance policy analyst until his election to the office of state auditor in 2012. As a policy analyst, Hoffer did contract work for former Vermont State Auditor Edward Flanagan (D), the Vermont Treasurer, the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, and the Ford Foundation. Hoffer spent five years as chair of the Burlington Electric Commission.

Elections

2024

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated H. Brooke Paige in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D / Vermont Progressive Party)	60.6	207,195
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	39.2	134,066
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	532

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341,793
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Linda Gravell (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	99.2	43,893
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	341

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,234
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	96.6	18,129
		Other/Write-in votes	3.4	647

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,776
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor

Linda Gravell advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Gravell	87.4	277
		Other/Write-in votes	12.6	40

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hoffer in this election.

2022

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Richard Morton in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D / Vermont Progressive Party)	65.3	178,714
		Richard Morton (R)	34.6	94,613
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	300

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,627
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marielle Blais (Vermont Progressive Party)
• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	99.4	78,861
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	488

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,349
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	96.5	20,889
		Other/Write-in votes	3.5	761

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,650
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor

Marielle Blais advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marielle Blais	93.7	488
		Other/Write-in votes	6.3	33

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 521
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2020

Note: Due to fusion voting, Vermont candidates may appear on the ballot with multiple party affiliations. In those cases, the first party listed on the official ballot is the person's foremost political party. Please note that our ordering of political parties may not match the official list's order. For those candidates, please consult the official candidate list to see the correct party order.

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Cris Ericson in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D / R)	84.0	266,445
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	15.4	48,731
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,876

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317,052
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Linda Sullivan in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	59.3	55,486
		Linda Sullivan	40.6	38,018
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	139

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,643
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Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	56.6	410
		Other/Write-in votes	43.4	315

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 725
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2018

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Rick Kenyon and Marina Brown in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D)	61.8	160,291
	Submit photo	Rick Kenyon (R)	33.9	88,021
		Marina Brown (Liberty Union Party)	4.2	10,947
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	116

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,375
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	100.0	55,946

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,946
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	100.0	17,405

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,405
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2016

Main article: Vermont Auditor election, 2016

Hoffer filed to run for re-election in the 2016 election for auditor of Vermont. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and competed with Republican Dan Feliciano and Liberty Union Party candidate Marina Brown in the November 8 general election.

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Dan Feliciano and Marina Brown in the Vermont auditor election.

Vermont Auditor, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Doug Hoffer Incumbent	55.44%	159,695
Dan Feliciano	39.31%	113,231
Marina Brown	5.24%	15,099
Total Votes		288,025
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Doug Hoffer ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for auditor.

Democratic primary for auditor, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Doug Hoffer Incumbent (unopposed)	78.09%	57,135
Write-in votes	21.91%	16,027
Total Votes (275 of 275 Precincts Reporting)		73,162
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Campaign finance

Doug Hoffer Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
Second quarter	July 15, 2016	$	$2,150.00	$(2,170.00)	$
			Running totals
			$2,150	$(2,170)

2014

See also: Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Hoffer ran for re-election as Vermont Auditor in 2014. Hoffer won the Democratic nomination in the unopposed primary on August 26. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. Doug Hoffer won the general election on November 4, 2014, without opposition.

2012

See also: Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Hoffer was elected Vermont Auditor in the general election on November 6, 2012. He ran unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and also picked up the Progressive Party line. He defeated Vince Illuzzi (Republican and Working Families Party) and Jerry Levy (Liberty Union Party) in the general election.

Vermont State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer	51.3%	140,805
	Republican	Vince Illuzzi	45.1%	123,806
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	3.4%	9,381
	Independent	Write-in	0.1%	276
Total Votes				274,268
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Issue positions

On his campaign website, Hoffer outlined his three main goals for the office of state auditor:

• Greater Transparency
  • "Taxpayers have a right to audit the Auditor. I will post the office budget online, including a list of all outside contractors along with the contracts."
  • "I will provide summaries of all audits and reviews in plain language."
• More Accountability:
  • "It is not enough to conduct audits and reviews. We must track audit recommendations over time to ensure that state government makes the changes necessary to improve compliance and internal controls."
  • "It is essential to estimate the costs of all discretionary audits and reviews in order to determine if the benefits outweigh the costs."
• Better Use of Resources:
  • "Increase output by conducting audits and reviews in shorter time frames by avoiding scope creep."
  • "Review all service contracts to determine if the use of outside contractors is the best way to get the work done."
  • "As an experienced analyst, I plan to be a hands-on auditor and participate in the day-to-day work of the office."

2010

On November 2, 2010, Thomas M. Salmon won re-election to the office of Vermont Auditor of Accounts. He defeated Doug Hoffer (D) and Jerry Levy (Liberty Union) in the general election.

Vermont Auditor of Accounts, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Thomas M. Salmon Incumbent	52%	120,237
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer	45.4%	105,081
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	2.5%	5,736
	Write-In	Various	0.1%	167
Total Votes				231,221
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Doug Hoffer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Doug Hoffer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Doug Hoffer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Hoffer's campaign website points to his successes while in office, including:

• Greater transparency about the office's budget and performance reports
• Stronger whistleblower protection legislation
• Enforcing mandatory competitive bidding processes for state agencies when awarding contracts to outside organizations
• Strengthening screening processes for participant businesses in the state's workforce education grant program

Campaign finance summary

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Doug Hoffer campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Vermont State Auditor	Won general	$2,565	$1,006
2022	Vermont State Auditor	Won general	$2,555	$1,483
2014	Vermont Auditor	Won	$10,492	N/A**
2012	Vermont Auditor	Won	$55,670	N/A**
2010	Vermont Auditor	Lost	$41,381	N/A**
Grand total			$112,663	$2,490
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Doug Hoffer

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Bernie Sanders  source	President of the United States (2020)		Withdrew in Convention

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