Carlos Hopkins

American attorney and National Guard soldier
Carlos Hopkins
Hopkins in 2018
4th Virginia Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In office
September 1, 2017 – January 15, 2022
GovernorTerry McAuliffe
Ralph Northam
Preceded byJohn C. Harvey Jr.
Succeeded byCraig Crenshaw
Counsel to the Governor of Virginia
In office
January 11, 2014 – September 1, 2017
GovernorTerry McAuliffe
Preceded byJasen Eige
Succeeded byNoah Sullivan
Personal details
Born
Carlos LeMont Hopkins

(1971-02-27) February 27, 1971 (age 53)
Columbia, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceHenrico County, Virginia
Alma materThe Citadel (B.A.)
University of Richmond (J.D.)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Reserve
Virginia Army Natl. Guard
Years of service1990–1998 (USAR)
1998–present (ARNG)
RankColonel
UnitJ.A.G. Corps

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

  1. ^ "VADA - Carlos Hopkins". vada.virginia.gov. Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ "State Secretary of Veterans' Affairs Leaving for New Job". usnews.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ Northam taps another McAuliffe veteran for a role in his cabinet (Washington Post article-November 28, 2017)
  4. ^ "Sunday Q&A with Carlos Hopkins, counselor to Gov. Terry McAuliffe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Call of duty". Richmond.edu. 2015-09-04.

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Offices and distinctions
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Preceded by Virginia Secretary of Veterans Affairs
2017–present
Succeeded by
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Secretary of the Commonwealth
Terry McAuliffe, seventy-second Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
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Cabinet-level
Chief of Staff
  • Paul Reagan (2014–2018)
Deputy Chief of Staff
  • Suzette Denslow (2014–2018)
Counsel to the Governor
  • Carlos Hopkins (2014–2017)
  • Noah Sullivan (2017–2018)
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Cabinet of Governor Ralph Northam (2018–2022)
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Kelly Thomasson (2018–2022)
Ralph Northam, seventy-third Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
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  • Matt Strickler (2018–2021)
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    • Carlos Hopkins (2018–2022)
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    • Clark Mercer (2018–2022)
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    • Janice Underwood (2019–2022)


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