Richard A. Hoffman (born June 15 1971) is a politician and investment banker from the U.S. state of New York. In the 2004 election he challenged incumbent U.S. Representative Nita Lowey but was defeated taking only 30% of the vote in New York's 18th congressional district [1]. In 2006 he ran again again taking 30% of the vote [2].Hoffman was born in St. Mary's Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pittsburgh.