In 1978, he was elected Wayne Township, Indiana Assessor, a position to which he was re-elected three times.
Hinkle was assigned to the House standing committees on the elections and apportionment, and on government and regulatory reform.
He voted for the state's constitutional amendment defining marriage as existing only between a man and a woman.
That make it worth while?” The man stated that when they were in the hotel room, Hinkle "grabbed him in the rear, dropped his towel and sat down on the bed — naked.
"[1][4] Terrified, the young man changed his mind about the sexual encounter, prompting Hinkle to offer him money and electronics as a bribe to keep quiet.