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

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, 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

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from 1994 to 2001. A former Seattle police officer, 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

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but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Aaron Reardon. 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. Hope has also worked as a personal trainer.

Awards and honors

* 2012 Legislator of the Year, Association of Public Safety Communication Officials * 4 Time Winner (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Cornerstone Award from the Association of Washington Business * 3 Time Winner (2009, 2011, 2011) Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Small Business (NFIB) * 2011 Legislator of the Year Award, Council of Metropolitan Police and Sheriffs * 2010 Legislator of the Year Award, Washington Association of Police and Sheriffs * 2010 Lake Stevens School District Service Award * 2009 Lake Stevens Journal Most Inspiring People of the Year * 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Washington- Bothell * 2009 Business Champion Award, Joint Government Affairs Committee (Everett, South Snohomish County and Monroe Chambers of Commerce)

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20130216063432/http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/mike-hope/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, Mike Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives Living people Year of birth missing (living people)