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In 1970, Hopkins at the age of eight moved with his family from his native [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], fourteen miles to the south to settle in Southaven in DeSoto County. He graduated in 1980 from Southaven High School and attended Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia and the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford. At FedEx, he works in Quality and Service Assurance. In 2014, he founded the Conservative Coalition of Mississippi. He and his wife, Beckie, a teacher, have three grown children. He is a non-denominational [[Christian]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156336/steve-hopkins#|title=Steve Hopkins' Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref>

In 1970, Hopkins at the age of eight moved with his family from his native [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], fourteen miles to the south to settle in Southaven in DeSoto County. He graduated in 1980 from Southaven High School and attended Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia and the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford. At FedEx, he works in Quality and Service Assurance. In 2014, he founded the Conservative Coalition of Mississippi. He and his wife, Beckie, a teacher, have three grown children. He is a non-denominational [[Christian]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156336/steve-hopkins#|title=Steve Hopkins' Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref>

In 2015, Hopkins unseated Representative Wanda Jennings to claim the District 7 House seat<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=Election Returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref> 

In 2015, Hopkins unseated Representative Wanda Jennings in the Republican primary and then claimed the District 7 seat in the [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=Election Returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref> and serves on these House committees: (1) County Affairs, (2) Education, (3) Interstate Cooperation. and (4) Military Affairs.<ref name=pvs/>

and serves on these House committees: (1) County Affairs, (2) Education, (3) Interstate Cooperation. and (4) Military Affairs.<ref name=pvs/>

Hopkins voted in 2016 to outlaw dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi. In 2017, he voted to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi and to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]]. He co-sponsored legislation that permits churches to designate certain individuals to carry firearms into the sanctuary to protect against mass shootings. He backed the new state law intended to guarantee freedom of religious or moral conscience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156336/steve-hopkins#.WdwoPbpFzb0|title=Steve Hopkins' Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref>

Hopkins voted in 2016 to outlaw dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi. In 2017, he voted to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi and to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]]. He co-sponsored legislation that permits churches to designate certain individuals to carry firearms into the sanctuary to protect against mass shootings. He backed the new state law intended to guarantee freedom of religious or moral conscience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156336/steve-hopkins#.WdwoPbpFzb0|title=Steve Hopkins' Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref>