David Hinkins

Hinkins attended Emery County High School and Utah Technical College in Provo, which is (now Utah Valley University).{{cite web |url= http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/senmember.aspx?dist=27 |title= Hinkins, David P. |publisher= Utah State Senate |accessdate= April 15, 2014 |archive-date= October 7, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101007040353/http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/senmember.aspx?dist=27 |url-status= usurped }} Hinkins is a businessman by profession, which has given him a substantial amount of wealth. Hinkins is married.

• Utah Forest Stewardship Committee
• CEU Trustee

Hinkins was elected to the Senate in 2008 and began his service in 2009.

In 2016, Hinkins served on the following committees:

• Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee (Senate Chair)
• Senate Business and Labor Committee
• Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

{{Cite web|url=http://senate.utah.gov/senators/district27.html|title=District 27 Senator - Utah State Senate|website=senate.utah.gov|access-date=2016-04-01}}

Senator Hinkins is currently up for reelection.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/David_Hinkins|title=David Hinkins - Ballotpedia|website=ballotpedia.org|access-date=2016-04-01}}

Hinkins had two challengers but was selected by the Republican convention for the November 6, 2012 General election, which he won with 25,111 votes (72.2%) against Democratic nominee Mike Binyon,{{cite web |url= http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/2012%20Canvass/2012%20General%20Canvass%20Report.xls |title= 2012 General Canvass Report |publisher= Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |accessdate= February 10, 2014}} who had run for a House seat in 2010.{{Election box begin no change|title=2012 Utah State Senate election District 27}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Michael Binyon|votes=9,673|percentage=27.8%}}

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When Democratic Senator Mike Dmitrich retired and left the seat open, Hinkins ran unopposed for the June 24, 2008 Republican Primary. He then went on to win the November 4, 2008 General election with 17,693 votes (54.4%) against Democratic nominee Brad King.{{cite web |url= http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/2008Gen.xls |title= 2008 General Election Results |publisher= Lieutenant Governor of Utah |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |accessdate= February 10, 2014}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2008 Utah State Senate election District 27}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Brad King|votes=13,917|percentage=42.80%}}

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Floor Sponsored Legislation:

• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0005.html H.B. 5] Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Base Budget
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0029.html H.B. 29] Transportation Interim Committee Reports Amendments
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0084.html H.B. 84] Wildlife Amendments
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0136.html H.B. 136] Human Trafficking Amendments
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0140.html H.B. 140] Public Utilities and Technology Committee Name Change
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0211.html H.B. 211] Agricultural Exemption Amendments
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0232.html H.B. 232] Scenic Byway Amendments
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0270.html H.B. 270] Constitutional Defense Restricted Account Amendments
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0276.html H.B. 276] Utah Public Land Management Act
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0284.html H.B. 284] Injured Wildlife Amendments
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0352.html H.B. 352] Cosmetology Amendments
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0391.html H.B. 391] Law Enforcement Revisions
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0415.html H.B. 415] Motor Vehicle Accident Cost Recovery
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0420.html H.B. 420] Unmanned Vehicle Amendments
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HCR001.html HCR 1] Concurrent Resolution on Waters of the United States
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HCR016.html HCR 16] Concurrent Resolution on Utah Public Lands
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HCR017.html HCR 17] Concurrent Resolution Opposing Unilateral Use of the Antiquities Act
• [http://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HJR003.html HJR 3] Joint Rules Resolution Changing an Interim Committee Name

Hinkins voted against HB222, which would have expanded access to the National School Lunch Program, stating that it is the responsibility of parents to provide breakfast for children.{{cite news |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |quote=“Parents should be parents,” Hinkins said during Wednesday’s hearing. “I mean, my mother fixed my breakfast; my wife fixed my kids’ breakfast.” |title=Utah Senate panel kills school breakfast bill |date=March 5, 2020 |first=McKhelyn |last=Jones |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/03/06/utah-senate-panel-kills/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200306053343/https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/03/06/utah-senate-panel-kills/ |archive-date=March 6, 2020}}

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• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101007040353/http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/senmember.aspx?dist=27 Official page]}} at the Utah State Senate{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 103541 | fec = | congress = }}
• [http://ballotpedia.org/David_Hinkins David Hinkins] at Ballotpedia
• [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=9469 David Hinkins] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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