Fink was a member of the Assembly from 1876 to 1877. The seat was challenged by
Peter Salentine and Fink successfully contested the race. He was then appointed U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin by
Rutherford B. Hayes. After being re-appointed to the same position by
James A. Garfield, Fink was appointed U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue of the 1st Wisconsin District in 1889. He held the position until 1893, but was re-appointed to the position by
William McKinley in 1897. Fink was a
Republican. ==References==