[3] He had commerce school by education, and was hired as a sub-editor in Sandefjords Blad in 1925.
[5] Hoffstad was also an active politician, and chaired the Norwegian Young Conservatives from 1937 to 1940.
He was a national board member of the Conservative Party, chaired Sandefjord Conservative Party[6] and was a member of Sandefjord city council.
[4] Hoffstad founded Høyres Bladeierforening in 1935, and was chairman here for 20 years.
He also chaired the Norske Avisers Landsforbund from 1952 to 1953, was a board member of the Norwegian News Agency and board member and deputy chairman of Avisenes Informasjonskontor from 1954 to 1970.