Mike Hope
| Mike Hope | |
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| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
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In office January 2009 – July 24, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Liz Loomis |
| Succeeded by | Doug Roulstone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Lake County, Ohio |
Mike 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 and is an aspiring beefcake model and actor.[5] He will appear as Officer O'Connor in the upcoming film Vampire Soul: Hidden in Plain Sight.
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
- ↑ http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/mike-hope/about/
- ↑ http://horsesass.org/republican-mike-hope-resigns-from-wa-state-house-after-it-is-revealed-hes-registered-to-vote-in-ohio/
- ↑ "Aaron Reardon Wins Third Term as Snohomish County Executive". Edmonds Patch. November 9, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Rep. Hope resigns over dual voter registrations". Everett Herald. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/06/03/rep-mike-hope-has-an-imdb-page