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Hinton subsequently switched parties and won as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] in the nonpartisan blanket [[Primary| primaries]] of 1987 and 1991. He did not seek a fourth term in the Senate in the 1995 primary and was succeeded by Tom Schedler.<ref name=ssenate/>
Hinton subsequently switched parties and won as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] in the nonpartisan blanket [[Primary| primaries]] of 1987 and 1991. He did not seek a fourth term in the Senate in the 1995 primary and was succeeded by Tom Schedler.<ref name=ssenate/>
Prior to his Senate tenure, Hinton had worked for passage of the state's chiropractic licensing act.<ref name=chiro/> Louisiana was the last of the states to pass a chiropractic licensing act.<ref name=chiro/> Hinton was at the ceremony in 1974, when then [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]] signed the legislation. Hinton served for nine years as a member of the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners and in 1984, the year his Senate tenure began, was designated "Chiropractor of the Year" by his peers.<ref name=chiro>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=31876|title=A Moment of Silence for Gerry E. Hinton, D.C. (1930–2000)|publisher=chiroweb.com|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref>
Prior to his Senate tenure, Hinton had worked for passage of the state's chiropractic licensing act.<ref name=chiro/> Louisiana was the last of the states to pass a chiropractic licensing act.<ref name=chiro/> Hinton was at the ceremony in 1974, when then [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]] signed the legislation. Hinton served for nine years as a member of the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners and in 1984, the year his Senate tenure began, was designated "Chiropractor of the Year" by his peers.<ref name=chiro>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=31876|title=A Moment of Silence for Gerry E. Hinton, D.C. (1930–2000)|publisher=chiroweb.com|date=|accessdate=December 8, 2019}}</ref>
Senator Hinton was a member of the Labor/Industrial Relations Committee. As the chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, he worked to include chiropractic services in the [[Medicaid]] program and in health maintenance organizations.<ref name=chiro/>
Senator Hinton was a member of the Labor/Industrial Relations Committee. As the chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, he worked to include chiropractic services in the [[Medicaid]] program and in health maintenance organizations.<ref name=chiro/>