Sheryl Cole
Cole in 2022
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 46th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Preceded byDawnna Dukes
Personal details
Born (1964-08-16) August 16, 1964 (age 59)[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas, Austin (BA, JD)

Sheryl Nelson Cole (born August 16, 1964) is a Texas Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 46, which is located in Travis County, Texas.[2]

Education

Cole earned her Bachelor of Arts in accounting from University of Texas in Austin and her Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.[3]

Politics

Cole served three terms on the Austin City Council from 2006 to 2015. She was Mayor Pro Tempore of Austin and a candidate in the 2014 Austin mayoral election.

Texas House of Representatives

On May 22, 2018, Cole won the democratic primary runoff election for Texas House District 46 with 51% of the vote to her opponent's 49%.[4][5] On November 6, 2018, she won the general election with 82% of the vote to her opponent's 18%.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Rep. Sheryl Cole - Texas State Directory Online".
  2. ^ "Texas House Member Rep. Cole, Sheryl District 46". www.house.texas.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ Price, Asher. "Sheryl Cole, veteran Austin office-holder, tested in Texas House race". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. ^ "Sheryl Cole wins 46th District primary runoff". KVUE. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. ^ "Updated: Sheryl Cole wins House District 46 runoff". Austin Monitor. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. ^ "Sheryl Cole defeats Gabriel Nila". Reform Austin. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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