After college, Hinds was Field Director for US Congressman John Olver’s 1998 re-election campaign in the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts.

[2][3] During the general election Hinds was part of the National Security and Foreign Policy team, working directly for Susan Rice.

He was a Political Officer based in Baghdad working for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

[5] From 2011–2013, Hinds was based in Jerusalem working with the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) as a Regional Affairs Officer.

At that year's Democratic convention he fell short of the 15% threshold needed to make a primary ballot, securing 12.4%.