{{short description|Texas politician (born 1964)}} {{for|the singer previously known as Cheryl Cole|Cheryl (singer)}} {{distinguish|Sheryl Crow}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sheryl Cole | honorific_suffix = | image = Sheryl Cole, State Representative, Texas District 46 (cropped).jpg | caption = Cole in 2022 | state_house = Texas | state = Texas | district = 46th | term_start = January 8, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Dawnna Dukes | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|08|16}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=62462&office=16737|title = Rep. Sheryl Cole - Texas State Directory Online}}</ref> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = | occupation = | profession = | alma_mater = University of Texas, Austin (BA, JD) | website = | term_start1 = 2006 | term_end1 = 2015 | office1 = At-Large Member of the Austin City Council, Place 6 | predecessor1 = Danny Thomas | successor1 = Constituency Abolished }}
'''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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=46 |title=Texas House Member Rep. Cole, Sheryl District 46 |website=www.house.texas.gov|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20180411/sheryl-cole-veteran-austin-office-holder-tested-in-texas-house-race|title=Sheryl Cole, veteran Austin office-holder, tested in Texas House race|last=Price|first=Asher|website=Austin American-Statesman|language=en|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref>
== 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%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/sheryl-cole-wins-46th-district-primary-runoff/269-557078106|title=Sheryl Cole wins 46th District primary runoff|website=KVUE|date=22 May 2018 |access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2018/05/early-vote-projects-kopser-roy-to-win/|title=Updated: Sheryl Cole wins House District 46 runoff|date=2018-05-23|website=Austin Monitor|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref> On November 6, 2018, she won the general election with 82% of the vote to her opponent's 18%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reformaustin.org/elections/sheryl-cole-defeats-gabriel-nila/|title=Sheryl Cole defeats Gabriel Nila|date=2018-11-16|website=Reform Austin|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref>
== Election History == {{Election box begin no change|title=2018 Texas House of Representatives District 46 Democratic primary runoff}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Sheryl Cole|votes=4,967|percentage=50.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jose Vela|votes=4,794|percentage=49.1}}{{Election box total no change|votes=9,761|percentage=100}} {{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 Texas House of Representatives District 46 Democratic primary}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jose Vela|votes=6,209|percentage=39.6}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Sheryl Cole|votes=6,000|percentage=38.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Dawnna Dukes (incumbent)|votes=1,595|percentage=10.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Ana Cortez|votes=1,275|percentage=8.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Casey McKinney|votes=312|percentage=2}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Warren Baker|votes=300|percentage=1.9}} {{Election box total no change|votes=15,691|percentage=100}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no party no change|title=2014 Austin mayoral election}} {{Election box winning candidate no party no change||party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Steve Adler|votes=64,416|percentage=36.77}} {{Election box winning candidate no party no change||party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Mike Martinez|votes=51,892|percentage=29.62}}{{Election box candidate no party no change||party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Sheryl Cole|votes=25,846|percentage=14.76}} {{Election box candidate no party no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Todd Phelps|votes=17,333|percentage=9.90}}{{Election box candidate no party no change|candidate=Mary Catherine Krenek|votes=7,370|percentage=4.21}}{{Election box candidate no party no change|candidate=David Orshalick|votes=3,746|percentage=2.14}}{{Election box candidate no party no change|candidate=Randall Stephens|votes=3,204|percentage=1.83}}{{Election box candidate no party no change|candidate=Ronald Culver|votes=1,358|percentage=0.78}}{{Election box turnout no party no change|votes=209,140|percentage=}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no party no change|title=May 12th, 2012 Austin City Council Place 6 election}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Sheryl Cole (incumbent)|votes=32,395|percentage=70.86}}{{Election box candidate no party no change||party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Shaun Ireland|votes=13,323|percentage=29.14}} {{Election box turnout no party no change|votes=45,718|percentage=100}} {{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no party no change|title=May 9th, 2009 Austin City Council Place 6 election}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Sheryl Cole (incumbent)|votes=42,631|percentage=83.16}}{{Election box candidate no party no change||party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Sam Osemene|votes=8,632|percentage=16.84}} {{Election box turnout no party no change|votes=51,263|percentage=100}} {{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no party no change|title=May 13th, 2006 Austin City Council Place 6 election}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Sheryl Cole|votes=27,205|percentage=59.77}}{{Election box candidate no party no change||party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Darrell Pierce|votes=14,377|percentage=31.59}}{{Election box candidate no party no change|candidate=DeWayne W. Lofton|votes=3,932|percentage=8.64}} {{Election box turnout no party no change|votes=45,514|percentage=100}} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{Texas House of Representatives}}
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