What is Buckshot Hoffner?
'''Sebastian Fabian Hoffner''', known by his nickname '''Buckshot Hoffner''' (January 20, 1924 – December 17, 2015), was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was a member of the [[North Dakota House of Representatives]] and [[North Dakota State Senate]] for 18 years in total. He was born and raised in [[Esmond, North Dakota|Esmond]], [[North Dakota]]. He was a veteran of [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = S.F. 'Buckshot' Hoffner portrait. :: State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND)|url = http://digitalhorizonsonline.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/uw-ndshs&CISOPTR=10315&CISOBOX=1&REC=4|website = digitalhorizonsonline.org|access-date = 2015-12-18}}</ref> Hoffner served as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] in three separate stints in the House of Representatives: from 1962 to 1966, 1968 to 1972 and 1983 to 1984 in addition to serving as the House's [[minority leader]] in the 1971 session. During his eight years in the Senate from 1972 to 1980, he was its minority leader from 1975 to 1980. Hoffner died on December 17, 2015 in [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] from [[heart failure]], aged 91.<ref name=Obit>{{cite news |url=http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/buckshot-hoffner-leaves-political-legacy/article_691c7cbd-9a97-5c1e-ab73-ad2c6740d906.html |author=Smith, Nick |title='Buckshot' Hoffner leaves political legacy |newspaper=Bismarck Tribune |date=December 17, 2015 |access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffner, Buckshot}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Deaths from heart failure]] [[Category:Politicians from North Dakota]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Military people from North Dakota]] {{US-bio-stub}}