Puffer was active in local politics: he sat on the school board from 1893 to 1894 and from 1896 to 1902, and on the town council from 1903 to 1906.
Puffer was involved in local politics: he served on the school board from 1893 to 1894 and again from 1896 to 1902, and on the town council from 1903 to 1906.