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Official portrait of Kara Hope

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74House
District

Representative

Kara Hope

SeatHouse District 74
PartyDemocratic
Capitol officeRoom N-1093 · Anderson House Office Building
Mailing addressRoom N-1093, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
Capitol phone517-373-8900
Write toKaraHope@house.mi.gov (office address in the official directory)
HometownHolt
TenureServing since January 1, 2019
Term limited2030

Committees 2

Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 20 as principal author · 397 as coauthor

All 20 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of HB 4042, HB 4046, HB 4047, HB 4048, HB 4358, HB 4359, HB 4598, HB 4599, HCR 8, HR 12, HR 13, HR 130 and 385 more.

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-11-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

Effectiveness 103rd Legislature, 2025 to 2026

1.3623rd of 110 in the House
80th percentile
Bills & joint resolutions authored18
… passed committee / chamber / both2 / 1 / 1
… became law1
Carried in the other chamber (became law)0 (0)
Points vs. House minority average11 ÷ 8.10 = 1.36
Most-authored topicsBusiness, jobs & the economy (7), State government & agencies (7), Courts & civil law (6)

House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.

Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026

“Written together” = 2025 to 2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

District 74

Counties
Ingham
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Sarah Anthony (21), Lana Theis (22), Sam Singh (28)
House District 74 and neighboursHouse District 73: Julie Brixie (D)House District 74: Kara Hope (D)House District 75: Penelope Tsernoglou (D)House District 76: Angela Witwer (D)House District 77: Emily Dievendorf (D)ClintonInghamEaton7374757677
District 74 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official House page.

Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025 to 2026

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