Sheryl Cole

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Sheryl Cole
Cole in 2022
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 46th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Preceded byDawnna Dukes
At-Large Member of the Austin City Council, Place 6
In office
2006–2015
Preceded byDanny Thomas
Succeeded byConstituency Abolished
Personal details
Born (1964-08-16) August 16, 1964 (age 60)[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 Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 46, which is located within 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]

Election History

2018 Texas House of Representatives District 46 Democratic primary runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheryl Cole 4,967 50.9
Democratic Jose Vela 4,794 49.1
Total votes 9,761 100
2018 Texas House of Representatives District 46 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jose Vela 6,209 39.6
Democratic Sheryl Cole 6,000 38.2
Democratic Dawnna Dukes (incumbent) 1,595 10.2
Democratic Ana Cortez 1,275 8.1
Democratic Casey McKinney 312 2
Democratic Warren Baker 300 1.9
Total votes 15,691 100
2014 Austin mayoral election
Candidate Votes %
Steve Adler 64,416 36.77
Mike Martinez 51,892 29.62
Sheryl Cole 25,846 14.76
Todd Phelps 17,333 9.90
Mary Catherine Krenek 7,370 4.21
David Orshalick 3,746 2.14
Randall Stephens 3,204 1.83
Ronald Culver 1,358 0.78
Voter turnout %
May 12th, 2012 Austin City Council Place 6 election
Candidate Votes %
Sheryl Cole (incumbent) 32,395 70.86
Shaun Ireland 13,323 29.14
Voter turnout 100%
May 9th, 2009 Austin City Council Place 6 election
Candidate Votes %
Sheryl Cole (incumbent) 42,631 83.16
Sam Osemene 8,632 16.84
Voter turnout 100%
May 13th, 2006 Austin City Council Place 6 election
Candidate Votes %
Sheryl Cole 27,205 59.77
Darrell Pierce 14,377 31.59
DeWayne W. Lofton 3,932 8.64
Voter turnout 100%

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.