Sheryl Cole

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.

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.

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%. On November 6, 2018, she won the general election with 82% of the vote to her opponent's 18%.