Charles Hoffman (politician)
Charles B. Hoffman (born January 7, 1960) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 23 since January 12, 2021 and previously held the same seat from January 2009 to January 2015. During his second two-year term (2011–12), he served as the House's Majority Whip. Early life and education. Hoffman was born in Montclair, New Jersey. He attended Northern State University (NSU) and Yankton College. While at NSU, he met a fellow student named Holly Wanner. They got married in 1985, and together, they have three  children: Austin (born 1985), a television journalist; Alex (born 1987), also a TV journalist and a former Miss South Dakota in the Miss America circuit; and Elizabeth (born 1990), also a former beauty queen. Hoffman and Holly divorced in 2018. Hoffman lives on a ranch outside Eureka, South Dakota. Gosch won the Republican primary election with 3,107 votes along with Charlie Hoffman who received 2,709 votes while James Wangsness received 1,072 votes and Kevin Watts received 755 votes. In media. Hoffman's ex-wife Holly was a contestant on "" in 2010. In the series' 14th episode, he showed up as  a "loved one" for a reward challenge. Ultimately, the Hoffmans were one of the pairs chosen by Chase Rice, the challenge winner, to join him (and his mother) in partaking the reward.