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As John Hoffman seeks a fifth term in the Minnesota Senate he’s had to retool many of his campaign trail tactics.
A little more than a year and a half ago, a gunman opened fire on him and his wife, Yvette, in their home before driving to Brooklyn Park where he assassinated state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.
That experience changed how Hoffman lives and how he campaigns.
“It absolutely is different,” Hoffman said. “My proxemics are: I look around. I spend more time really viewing the area, viewing people, who's coming in?”
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And while he used to knock doors solo, he said now he’s always with a group.
“I only go out with people now. I don't go out by myself anymore. It's part of my new reality,” Hoffman said.
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