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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. Hopkins is the current Chairman of the Mississippi Freedom Caucus.<ref name=pvs/>

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. Hopkins is the current Chairman of the Mississippi Freedom Caucus.<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://ratings.conservative.org/states/MS|title=Steve Hopkins' Voting Record|publisher=American Cinservative Union|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. Hopkins has the second highest lifetime Conservative Score in Mississippi history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratings.conservative.org/states/MS|title=Steve Hopkins' Voting Record|publisher=American Cinservative Union|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==

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