Mike Hope | |
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| Member of the WashingtonHouseofRepresentatives from the 44th district | |
| In office January 12, 2009 –July 24, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Liz Loomis |
| Succeeded by | Doug Roulstone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cleveland,Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Lake County,Ohio |
Michael S. Hope is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the state of Washington. He served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 44th district.
Hope was born in Cleveland Ohio and graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from John Carroll University and an M.A in Policy Studies at the University of Washington. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1994 to 2001. [1]
A former Seattle police officer, [2] he was first elected to the State House in 2008,narrowly defeating Democratic incumbent Liz Loomis. A moderate Republican,he was easily re-elected in 2010 and 2012. In 2013,he was the lone House Republican to support a bill expanding background checks on most sales of private handguns.
In 2011,he ran for Snohomish County Executive but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Aaron Reardon. [3] Hope,who was not running for re-election in 2014,resigned on July 24 after the revelation that he has been registered to vote in both Washington and Ohio since 2013. [4]
Hope has also worked as a personal trainer.