Carlos LeMont Hopkins (born February 27, 1971) is an American attorney and National Guard soldier. Previously serving as counsel to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, he was selected to serve as Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs following the departure of John C. Harvey Jr. in 2017, and was retained in that post when Ralph Northam took office as Governor in January 2018.[1][2][3]
Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, Hopkins graduated in 1993 from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina with a degree in political science. He then attended the University of Richmond School of Law and worked in private practice and as deputy city attorney for Richmond, Virginia.[4][5]
References
- ^ "VADA - Carlos Hopkins". vada.virginia.gov. Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "State Secretary of Veterans' Affairs Leaving for New Job". usnews.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Northam taps another McAuliffe veteran for a role in his cabinet (Washington Post article-November 28, 2017)
- ^ "Sunday Q&A with Carlos Hopkins, counselor to Gov. Terry McAuliffe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Call of duty". Richmond.edu. 2015-09-04.
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