Kara Hope's Biography
- State House (MI) - District 74, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
N-1093 House Office Building
Post Office Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909
Full Name:
Kara H. Hope
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Evan; 2 Children: Emma, Jared
Birth Date:
04/09/1974
Birth Place:
Ypsilanti, MI
Home City:
Holt, MI
JD, Litigation, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, 2000-2003
BA, English Language and Literature, Michigan State University, 1995-1997
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 74, 2023-Present
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 67, 2019-2022
Commissioner, Ingham County Board of Commissioners, 2013-2018
Chair, Criminal Justice Committee
Member, Elections Committee
Member, Ethics and Oversight Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Michigan Law Revision Commission
Former Member, Commerce and Tourism Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member, Elections and Ethics Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member, Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Intern, Innocence Project
Adjunct Professor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2006-2012
Associate Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals, 2005-2006
Pre-Hearing Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals, 2003-2005
News Writer, Sentinel-Standard, 1998-2000
Founding President, Holt Community Arts Council, 2007-present
Former Managing Editor, Cooley Law Review
Volunteer, Elder Law of Michigan
Volunteer, Holt Education Foundation
Volunteer, Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council
Volunteer, Sam Corey Senior Center Club
Chair, Ingham County Indigent Defense Collaborative Committee, 2017
Chair, Ingham County Law and Courts Committee, 2017
Chair, Tri-County Aging Consortium Board, 2016