Sheryl Cole | |
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Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 46th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Dawnna Dukes |
At-Large Member of the Austin City Council,Place 6 | |
In office 2006–2015 | |
Preceded by | Danny Thomas |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | August 16,1964
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 Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 46,which is located within Travis County,Texas. [2]
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]
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.
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sheryl Cole | 4,967 | 50.9 | |
Democratic | Jose Vela | 4,794 | 49.1 | |
Total votes | 9,761 | 100 |
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 |
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 | % |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sheryl Cole (incumbent) | 32,395 | 70.86 | |
Shaun Ireland | 13,323 | 29.14 | |
Voter turnout | 100% |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sheryl Cole (incumbent) | 42,631 | 83.16 | |
Sam Osemene | 8,632 | 16.84 | |
Voter turnout | 100% |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sheryl Cole | 27,205 | 59.77 | |
Darrell Pierce | 14,377 | 31.59 | |
DeWayne W. Lofton | 3,932 | 8.64 | |
Voter turnout | 100% |
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