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.

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)