Complex sentence: In 2009, he successfully passed legislation to allow the City of Buffalo school district to start the fourth phase of its Joint Schools reconstruction project, and as a lifelong environmentalist, in 2008, Hoyt passed a new law to protect old growth forests.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2009, Hoyt sponsored legislation that was passed to allow the City of Buffalo school district to start the fourth phase of its Joint Schools reconstruction project. As a lifelong environmentalist, in 2008, Hoyt passed a new law to protect old growth forests.