I looked him up and you are correct. He was a rich guy who never held elective office before running for President. In wiki it says he is quoted as saying, "If a man has not made a million dollars by the time he is forty, he is not worth much." Unlike Trump Hoover was a self-made rich guy, using his mining and engineering background to hit it big. He did hold the office of Commerce Secretary under Wilson and Coolidge, which is a lot more than Trump can claim. I am still fairly confident that Trump will fade as the actual election season approaches. That may contain an element of wishful thinking as I think Trump is poison. I have run afoul of some of his most ardent fans on Twitter. I have never encountered neo-nazi lowlife like that among Clinton supporters, and I have been doing battle with them for decades.
No neo-nazi lowlife among Clinton supporters?
Sounds like you might just be in the wrong circles. Try Democratic Underground or sumfin :-)