Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan,[2][3][4][5] and was marketing and promotions director for the Buffalo Bisons minor league baseball team.

[3][14] Hoyt was also a member of the following committees: Ways and Means;[4][15] Local Governments;[2] Children and Families;[2][5] Transportation;[2][4][5][15] Energy;[2][4][15] Tourism;[2][4][5][15] Arts and Sports Development;[2][4][5] Cities;[4] Government Operations;[2][5] Women's Issues Task Force;[2][3] and the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force.

[2][4][5] Some of Hoyt's political interests have included making state and local governments more efficient and accountable to taxpayers;[2][15] revitalizing neighborhoods; increasing economic opportunity; and developing the Buffalo waterfront.

The passage of the Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act;[15] Land Bank Program;[1] and State Historic Preservation Tax Credit[15][16] are among his legislative accomplishments.

[2] The same year, Hoyt sponsored a new law that passed to fund bike paths across New York State, and has worked for their protection.

In 2006, Hoyt proposed that a land-locked area between the Peace Bridge to Canada and Porter Avenue be transformed into a park.

[17] The strip of land was owned by the New York State Thruway Authority,[17] and its scenic value had been lost due to the development of both the Peace Bridge toll plaza and Interstate-190.

[18] Hoyt proposed that $100 million be put toward the restoration, which was supported by New York State Governor George Pataki.

[20] Also active in the area of social justice,[15] Hoyt joined other urban legislators in declaring a state of emergency in the fight against HIV/AIDS in minority communities.

[21] In 1997, Hoyt worked with other legislators on a project aimed at expanding high speed rail in New York State, particularly to Buffalo.

[24] In 2000, Hoyt was involved in an attempted political coup, led by Former Majority Leader Michael Bragman, of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, in order to oust him from his position.

[2][5] Hoyt has been a proponent of preserving historical architecture,[15] including the Buffalo Psychiatric Center and its Richardson Olmsted Complex administration building.

[31][34] Hoyt did not break any law or Assembly rules, because prior to 2004 there no policy prohibiting relationships with interns[34] (The affair occurred in 2003.

"[37] In November 2017, Lisa Marie Cater, a former State Department of Motor Vehicles employee, filed a federal lawsuit against Hoyt alleging sexual harassment.

[38] On June 11, 2018, the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics cleared Hoyt on charges of sexual harassment and assault.