Kara Hope
Michigan State Representative, District 74 since 2018.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 1
- 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +28.5
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary
- Transportation and Infrastructure
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Civil procedure: civil actions · Became law Dec 2025
Probate: trusts · In committee Apr 2026
Civil procedure: civil actions · Introduced Oct 2026
Civil procedure: execution · Introduced Aug 2026
Criminal procedure: DNA · Introduced Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hope sits in the Michigan House of Representatives
Hope is closer to the center than 12% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Morgan Foreman, Donavan McKinney, Veronica Paiz
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Hope’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hope’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Hope | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | SB 1013: Insurance: no-fault; price optimization use in determining insurance rates; prohibit.… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 97–7 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SB 569: Health: funding; various fees under the public health code; transfer and deposit into the… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 98–6 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | SB 616: Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 102–6 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | HB 4063: Public employees and officers: ethics; certain former officers of the executive branch of… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 92–15 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | HB 4350: Natural resources: other; wildlife feeding; allow under certain conditions. Amends sec.… | No | No | Yes | Passed 76–32 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hope was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | D+28.5 |
| 2022 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 74 | Won | D+38.3 |
| 2020 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 67 | Won | D+8.7 |
| 2018 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 67 | Won | D+9.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hope has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 74 · since 2022
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 67 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hope has run against
- Tom Izzo (R) · 2024 general, won
- Jennifer Sokol (R) · 2022 general, won
- Nate J. Ross (R) · 2020 general, won
- Leon R. Clark (R) · 2018 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hope
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/f5c9b37d-39a5-4c63-a526-6f35f45cf5cf
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET