 More successful were his efforts to raise funds for a community hall - fundraising efforts began in 1939 and the building was constructed by 1941.Provincially, Hogan started out as a supporter of the United Farmers of Alberta under John Edward Brownlee, but subsequently became disillusioned with the party and joined the Liberal Party of Alberta.During the 1926 provincial election, he sought election as an independent Liberal in the riding of St. Albert against his old business partner Boudreau, who had secured the nomination for the Liberal Party (the incumbent UFA MLA, Télesphore St. Arnaud, was not seeking re-election).