Cole Hefner Explained

Cole Hefner
State House:Texas
District:5th
Term Start:January 10, 2017
Predecessor:Bryan Hughes
Birth Date:13 November 1980
Party:Republican
Occupation:Businessman
Residence:Mount Pleasant, Texas, U.S.

Joseph Cole Hefner, known as Cole Hefner (born November 13, 1980), is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Mount Pleasant, Texas. He was first elected in 2016 to represent the 5th District and assumed office in January 2017. He succeeded Bryan Hughes, who was instead elected to the Texas Senate.[1] [2]

Hefner handily won a second legislative term in the general election held on November 6, 2018. With 44,264 votes (79.3 percent), he defeated Democrat Bill Liebbe, who polled 11,540 votes (20.7 percent).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Davis. Marcia. Cole Hefner takes a step toward state office. 6 January 2017. The Daily Tribune. September 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305103215/http://www.dailytribune.net/news/cole-hefner-takes-a-step-toward-state-office/article_c5ac58e0-6418-11e5-8687-934154c8eace.html. 5 March 2016. dead.
  2. News: The changing faces of the East Texas legislative delegation. January 6, 2017. Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 8, 2016.
  3. Web site: Election Returns. November 6, 2018. Texas Secretary of State. November 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181110200011/https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545. November 10, 2018. dead.