[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 38 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JOEY HINKE

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 15, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Joey Hinke for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree by the award-
winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, 
which is based on a combined criteria of community involvement and 
success in their chosen career field. The 2013 class of Forty Under 40 
honorees join an impressive roster of 560 business leaders and growing.
   Joey Hinke is president of his company, Miller, Fidler and Hinke 
Insurance Agency Inc. From a startup company in 2009, Joey's insurance 
agency has grown rapidly through acquisition and now achieves annual 
revenues of $1 million. Joey takes pride in the fact he has been able 
to provide his employees with 100 percent company-paid health insurance 
as well as connecting several other entrepreneurs with the resources to 
launch their own businesses. Outside of work, Joey is kept busy through 
his extensive involvement in several professional organizations and 
charities including, but not limited to, the Emerging Leaders 
Initiative, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa and the Young 
Professionals Connection. An Iowa native, Joey met his wife Angie while 
they attended the University of Northern Iowa, and today have been 
married for 12 years with three children. In all aspects of his life, 
Joey is an example of service and hard work that our state can be proud 
of.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Joey 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mr. Hinke for utilizing his talents to better 
both his community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues 
in the House to join me in congratulating Joey on receiving this 
esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record for their great 
work, and wishing each member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class 
continued success.

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