 In 2006, Hostettler voted against a constitutional amendment that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.Prior to the early 1990s, Hostettler had little interest in politics; his only political activity had been primary and general election voting.However, in January 1994 Hostettler announced that he would run against Democrat Frank McCloskey, a six-term incumbent, in the November election, who Hostettler claimed was among the House's biggest-spending liberals.