Sheryl Cole | |
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.jpg.webp) Cole in 2022 | |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 46th district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dawnna Dukes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1964[1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University 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
- ↑ "Rep. Sheryl Cole - Texas State Directory Online".
- ↑ "Texas House Member Rep. Cole, Sheryl District 46". www.house.texas.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ Price, Asher. "Sheryl Cole, veteran Austin office-holder, tested in Texas House race". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ "Sheryl Cole wins 46th District primary runoff". KVUE. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ "Updated: Sheryl Cole wins House District 46 runoff". Austin Monitor. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ "Sheryl Cole defeats Gabriel Nila". Reform Austin. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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