[6][7] He contested councillor positions for the City of Perth at both the 2009 and 2011 elections, but was unsuccessful on both occasions.
[10] He attracted attention during the campaign for criticising the Labor government's mining tax as too tough on the resources sector, and promised to lobby for changes.
[12] Hopkins is a long-time office furniture and design retailer outside politics, and is a former auctioneer.
[15][16][17] He is the uncle of state Labor MP and former Police Minister Michelle Roberts.
[19] He contested the 2019 Australian federal election for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party.