# Kara Hope

Kara Hope is a Democratic member of the Michigan House for district 74.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan House, district 74
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f5c9b37d-39a5-4c63-a526-6f35f45cf5cf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f5c9b37d-39a5-4c63-a526-6f35f45cf5cf (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Hope sits at −1.04 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.04 (standard error 0.02), from 532 donors and 1,149 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.9% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

653 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 97.8% (93.2%). 49 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #367 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 102 Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper or record; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1895 PA 161 (MCL 48.101). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB102/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #366 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 947 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends and adds (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5485'26 · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB947/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #363 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 5120 Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends secs. 2559 & 2950 of 1961 PA 236… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5120/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #365 Yeas 95 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6033 Civil procedure: costs and fees; fees for service of process; revise. Amends sec. 2559 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2559). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6033/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #364 Yeas 97 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 5121 Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5121/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #370 Yeas 100 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 413 Health occupations: psychologists; licensure requirements for limited licensed psychologists; modify and modify membership of Michigan board of… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB413/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call #372 Yeas 101 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 4135 Property: conveyance of state property; conveyance of certain state-owned property in Jackson County; provide for. Creates land transfer act. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4135/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #368 Yeas 101 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 478 Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Livingston County; provide for. Creates land transfer act. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB478/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #371 Yeas 99 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 433 State agencies (existing): health and human services; educational materials regarding health dangers for youth using high-potency THC and cannabis… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB433/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #369 Yeas 102 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 198 Occupations: vehicles, dealers, and repair facilities; requirements for automobile dealer data collection; provide for. Creates new act. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB198/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 397. 10.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 94 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6433: Property: recording; process for expedited quiet title; provide for. Amends sec. 2529 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2529) & adds secs. 2932a, 2932b, 2932c & 2932d. (in committee, 2026-10-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6433/
- HB 6230: Civil procedure: execution; procedures for collection of judgments; revise. Amends secs. 4011, 4012, 4015, 4031, 4061a, 6023, 6027, 6059 & 6104 of 1961 PA 236… (in committee, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6230/
- HB 6092: Criminal procedure: DNA; postconviction DNA testing; modify. Amends sec. 16, ch. X of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 770.16). (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6092/
- HB 5955: Labor: fair employment practices; labor service agencies; regulate. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5955/
- HB 5954: Labor: hours and wages; scheduling standards for certain employers; provide for. Creates new act. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5954/
- HR 294: A resolution to declare April 24, 2026, as Arbor Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR294/
- HB 5422: Labor: leave; permissible use for earned sick time; modify. Amends title & secs. 2 & 4 of 2018 PA 338 (MCL 408.962 & 408.964). (in committee, 2025-12-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5422/
- HB 5189: Worker's compensation: other; procedure for claims referred to the small claims division of the worker's compensation agency; modify. Amends sec. 841 of 1969… (in committee, 2025-11-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5189/
- HB 5065: Occupations: business licensing and registration; license to sell firearms at retail; provide for. Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding secs.… (in committee, 2025-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5065/
- HB 5020: Crimes: prostitution; references to prostitution; modify in the fourth class city act. Amends sec. 1, ch. XI of 1895 PA 215 (MCL 91.1). TIE BAR WITH: HB… (in committee, 2025-09-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5020/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 68% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.com/kara-hope/
- Campaign site: https://www.votekarahope.com/index.html
- X: https://x.com/KaraHope7
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepHope/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-hope-523b2357/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f5c9b37d-39a5-4c63-a526-6f35f45cf5cf