Margaret Hoffmann
State Director
Oregon USDA Rural Development
About Margaret Hoffmann
Margaret, or Margi, Hoffmann grew up on a small family farm outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a small community located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Hoffmann left Colorado and moved to Portland, Oregon, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.
Hoffmann’s professional career began working in natural resources management on federal lands. She has worked on public policy in the realms of public safety, health care, climate change, energy resilience and security, and land use. She has experience working for the public and private sector, as well as in non-profit management. In 2012 and 2015, Oregon Governors John Kitzhaber and Kate Brown, respectively, appointed Hoffmann to serve as Energy Policy Advisor.
Since 2021, USDA Rural Development (USDA RD) has invested over $120.1 million in loans and grants to expand broadband access across rural Oregon through the ReConnect Program.
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