Mayor Hinsley’s Bio
Mayor Larry Hinsley was elected to his first term in May 2021 and began his second term in May of 2023. He is a 1967 graduate of Rivercrest High School and holds an associate’s degree from Paris Junior College and a bachelor’s degree from West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas. He proudly served in the military as an Army, Medical Lab Technician, and achieved the rank of Specialist E5. After his military service, he served in his various communities in the medical laboratory field and has served in Pastoral Ministries for more than 30 years. Mayor Hinsley retired as a Medical Laboratory Director from Memorial Hospital in Lufkin, Texas in 2016, and returned to live and serve the citizens in Bogata in 2017. He began his civic duties in October of 2020 when he decided to seek a seat on the City Council.