He was a candidate in the 2018 New York Attorney General Election, running on the Republican and Conservative ballot lines.
[2][3] For many years, Wofford served as a corporate bankruptcy lawyer for the firm Ropes & Gray.
[4] On May 22, 2018, Wofford announced that he would be seeking the Republican nomination for Attorney General of New York in 2018.
[5] Wofford was the first African-American Republican nominee for attorney general, and was considered an underdog.
[16] On October 13, 2020, Wofford was elected to the board of trustees for the New-York Historical Society.