Esme Cole | |
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 Cole in 2024 | |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Windsor-6 district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1996 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College Universidad San Francisco de Quito University of Vermont Graduate School |
Esme Cole [1] is an American politician. She serves as a Democratic member and Vermont Progressive Party member for the Windsor-6 district of the Vermont House of Representatives. [2]
Cole attended Hartford High School, Kenyon College, the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and the University of Vermont Graduate School. [2]
In August 2022, Cole and incumbent Kevin Christie defeated Nicholas Bramlage in the Democratic primary election for the Windsor-6 district of the Vermont House of Representatives. [3] In November 2022, she was elected along with Christie in the general election. [4] She assumed office in 2023.
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