[2][6] He had worked for the Salvation Army's House of Concord as a probation officer, and the British Columbia corrections service as a regional director.

With incumbent Surrey-White Rock member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Wilf Hurd resigning to run in the 1997 federal election, Hogg was approached by the British Columbia Liberal Party to contest the riding's by-election.

[13] When the Liberals formed government following the 2001 provincial election, Hogg was appointed Minister of Children and Family Development by Premier Campbell.

[16][17] He re-entered the cabinet in August 2006 to serve as Minister of State for ActNow BC, a provincial initiative to promote healthy living.

[18] Hogg was chosen as government caucus chair by fellow Liberal MLAs in July 2011, replacing the outgoing Ron Cantelon.

[23] In 2017, Hogg was selected as the Liberal candidate for the South Surrey—White Rock by-election, resulting from the resignation of incumbent Conservative MP Dianne Watts.

[24] Hogg defeated former cabinet minister and former MP from neighbouring Delta—Richmond East, Conservative candidate Kerry-Lynne Findlay, in the by-election.

[28] At the age of 70, while working as an MLA, Hogg completed an interdisciplinary doctorate that focused on public policy from Simon Fraser University (SFU).