Jedediah Hinkle

Jedediah Hinkle
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 67th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2021
Preceded byTom Burnett
Member of the Montana Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019
Preceded byLarry Jent
Succeeded byPat Flowers
Personal details
Born1980 (age 43–44)
Sitka, Alaska
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBelgrade, Montana
EducationMontana State University (BS)
OccupationTaxidermist

Jedediah Hinkle is an American politician and taxidermist. A Republican, he is a member of the Montana House of Representatives. He previously served in the Montana Senate from 2015 to 2019.[1][2]

In 2021, he supported moving same-day voter registration back one day, to relieve pressure on elections offices while they counted ballots. He testified to individuals being bused in on election day, creating long lines that wrap around the block and being worked by political organizations. The elections office was still registering voters till just before midnight all while a counting machine was broken down. He stated that those who were bussing people to the elections office "were not from our side of the aisle", and such long lines on election night created much stress and strain on the elections department.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Copper Book: Lawmakers of Montana, Legislative Session of 2021". Montana State Legislature. Montana Legislative Services Division. p. 44. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Name : JEDEDIAH HINKLE (R)". The Montana Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "House GOP endorses voter registration change, hopeful Senate will take it further | 406 Politics | helenair.com". helenair.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  4. ^ "Montana House endorses bill to end Election Day voter registration". Missoula Current. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  5. ^ House Floor Session, retrieved 2021-10-22