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Al Hinkle

Libertarian

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Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-02-1982	Libertarian	CD-13	4553	Loss

Candidate Biography:

Born: September 4, 1926
Married: Helen (in 1948)

The book "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac was based on a roadtrip that involved Hinkle (who was given the name Ed Dunkel in the book) and Allen Ginsberg. The character based on Helen Hinkle was named Galatea Dunkel. Hinkle was also in the Kerouac books Book of Dreams (with the alias Ed Buckle) and Visions of Cody as Slim Buckle).