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Carlos Hopkins
Hopkins in 2018
4th Virginia Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In office September 1, 2017 – January 15, 2022
Governor	Terry McAuliffe Ralph Northam
Preceded by	John C. Harvey Jr.
Succeeded by	Craig Crenshaw
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 (age 53) 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

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.

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.

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.

External links

• Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs

v t e Cabinet of Governor Terry McAuliffe (2014–2018)
Cabinet Secretary of the Commonwealth Levar Stoney (2014–2016) Kelly Thomasson (2016–2018) Secretary of Administration Nancy Rodrigues (2014–2018) Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Todd Haymore (2014–2016) Basil Gooden (2016–2018) Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones (2014–2016) Todd Haymore (2016–2018) Secretary of Education Anne Holton (2014–2016) Dietra Trent (2016–2018) Secretary of Finance Ric Brown (2014–2018) Secretary of Health and Human Resources Bill Hazel (2014–2018) Secretary of Natural Resources Molly Joseph Ward (2014–2018) Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran (2014–2018) Secretary of Technology Karen Jackson (2014–2018) Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne (2014–2018) Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs John C. Harvey Jr. (2014–2017) Carlos Hopkins (2017–2018)
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)

v t e Cabinet of Governor Ralph Northam (2018–2022)
Cabinet Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson (2018–2022) Secretary of Administration Keyanna Conner (2018–2021) Grindly Johnson (2021–2022) Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Bettina Ring (2018–2022) Secretary of Commerce and Trade Esther Lee (2018) Brian Ball (2018–2022) Secretary of Education Atif Qarni (2018–2021) Fran Bradford (2021–2022) Secretary of Finance Aubrey Layne (2018–2021) Joe Flores (2021–2022) Secretary of Health and Human Resources Daniel Carey (2018–2021) Vanessa Walker Harris (2021–2022) Secretary of Labor Megan Healy (2021–2022) Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Matt Strickler (2018–2021) Ann Jennings (2021–2022) Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran (2018–2022) Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine (2018–2022) Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Carlos Hopkins (2018–2022)
Cabinet-level Chief of Staff Clark Mercer (2018–2022) Deputy Chief of Staff Suzette Denslow (2018–2022) Counsel to the Governor Rita Davis (2018–2021) Cynthia Bailey (2021–2022) Chief Workforce Advisor to the Governor Megan Healy (2018–2021) Chief Diversity Officer Janice Underwood (2019–2022)

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