| Mike Hope | |
| State House: | Washington |
| State: | Washington |
| District: | 44th |
| Term Start: | January 12, 2009 |
| Term End: | July 24, 2014 |
| Preceded: | Liz Loomis |
| Succeeded: | Doug Roulstone |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Residence: | 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.