In the 2020 Republican primary for the
Michigan House of Representatives,
District 58, Fink ran against farmer Andy Welden, attorney Daren Wiseley, and
Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford. The district covers
Hillsdale County and
Branch; incumbent
Eric Leutheuser could not run for reelection due to term limits. Of the 16,881 total votes in the August 2020 Republican primary, Fink received 6,520 votes (38.62%), Welden 4,310 votes (25.53%); Wiseley 3,126 votes (18.52%), and Stockford 2,925 votes (17.33%). His primary campaign was supported by Citizens for Energizing Michigan's Economy (CEME), a
501(c)(4) "
dark money" group related to
Consumers Energy, which ran several mailers and ads in favor of Fink. In the general election, Fink faced Democratic nominee Tamara Barnes of
Coldwater, a director of the
Kalamazoo Valley Museum. Fink won 71.22% of the vote (30,208 votes) and Barnes 28.78% of the vote (12,208 votes). Upon taking office, Fink was assigned to the House Appropriations, Military and Veterans Affairs and State Police; and Health Policy committees. Fink retired from the state House
in 2024, choosing instead to run for the
Michigan Supreme Court. He was succeeded in the state House by
Jennifer Wortz. He lost the
Supreme Court election to
Kimberly Thomas. ==Personal life==