Carlos Hopkins

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]

Carlos Hopkins
Hopkins in 2018
4th Virginia Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office September 1, 2017
Governor	Terry McAuliffe Ralph Northam
Preceded by	John C. Harvey, Jr.
Counsel to the Governor of Virginia
In office January 11, 2014 – September 1, 2017
Governor	Terry McAuliffe
Preceded by	Jasen Eige
Succeeded by	Noah Sullivan
Personal details
Born	Carlos LeMont Hopkins (1971-02-27) February 27, 1971 Columbia, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Henrico County, Virginia
Alma mater	The Citadel (B.A.) University of Richmond (J.D.)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Reserve Virginia Army Natl. Guard
Years of service	1990–1998 (USAR) 1998–present (ARNG)
Rank	Colonel
Unit	J.A.G. Corps

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]

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.

External links

• Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs