Larry J. Hopkins

Larry J. Hopkins
Hopkins c. 1981
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byJohn B. Breckinridge
Succeeded byScotty Baesler
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 1, 1978 – November 1978
Preceded byJoe Graves
Succeeded byJack Trevey
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 78th district
In office
January 1, 1972 – January 1, 1978
Preceded byRussell Reynolds
Succeeded byJack Trevey
Personal details
Born
Larry Jones Hopkins

(1933-10-25)October 25, 1933
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 2021(2021-11-15) (aged 88)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Carolyn Pennebaker
(m. 1956)
Children3, including Josh
EducationMurray State University
Military service
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1954–1956

Larry Jones Hopkins (October 25, 1933 – November 15, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who represented Kentucky's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1993. He was the Republican nominee for governor of Kentucky in 1991 and lost to Brereton C. Jones.

He was the father of actor Josh Hopkins.


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