# Kara Hope

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name          = Kara Hope
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| office1       = Member of the [Michigan House of Representatives](/source/Michigan_House_of_Representatives)
| term_start1   = January 1, 2019
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| predecessor1  = [Tom Cochran](/source/Tom_Cochran_(politician))
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| constituency1 = [67th district](/source/Michigan's_67th_House_of_Representatives_district) (2019–2022)<br>[74th district](/source/Michigan's_74th_House_of_Representatives_district) (2023–present)
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| party         = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
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| alma_mater    = [Michigan State University](/source/Michigan_State_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))<br />[Cooley Law School](/source/Cooley_Law_School) ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))
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| website       = [https://www.votekarahope.com/index.html Vote Kara Hope] 
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'''Kara Hope''' is an American politician. A member of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)), Hope has represented the [74th district](/source/Michigan's_74th_House_of_Representatives_district) in the [Michigan House of Representatives](/source/Michigan_House_of_Representatives) since 2023, previously representing the [67th district](/source/Michigan's_67th_House_of_Representatives_district). She was reelected [in 2024](/source/2024_Michigan_House_of_Representatives_election).<ref name="mich-2024-general-results">{{cite web|title=2024 Michigan Election Results|url=https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024|publisher=[Michigan Secretary of State](/source/Michigan_Secretary_of_State)|access-date=November 24, 2024|date=November 22, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=November 24, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241124174348/https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024}}</ref>

Before being elected to the state legislature, she served as an [Ingham County Commissioner](/source/Ingham_County%2C_Michigan) from 2013 to 2018.<ref name="hope_house" /> Prior to that she worked as a defense attorney and as an adjunct professor at her alma mater [Cooley Law School](/source/Cooley_Law_School).<ref name="hope_house">{{cite web |url=https://housedems.com/hope |title=Meet Kara Hope |publisher=housedems.com |access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name="witwer_legislator">{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5525 |title=Legislator Details - Kara Hope |publisher=[Library of Michigan](/source/Library_of_Michigan) |access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> She also wrote for the ''Ionia Daily News''.<ref name="hope_house" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://housedems.com/hope Kara Hope at housedems.com]

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Category:Michigan lawyers
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature
Category:Women state legislators in Michigan
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