| E. Nelson Cole | |
| Office: | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1997 |
| Term End: | January 1, 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Ken Miller |
| Successor: | Bert Jones |
| Constituency: | 25th District (1997-2003) 65th District (2003-2011) |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 1993 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 1995 |
| Predecessor1: | Rector Samuel Hunt III Peggy Wilson |
| Successor1: | Cary Allred Ken Miller Dennis Alan Reynolds |
| Constituency1: | 25th District |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | University of South Carolina (BS) |
| Residence: | Reidsville, North Carolina |
Edward Nelson Cole (born Charlotte, North Carolina, March 29, 1937) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. A resident of Reidsville, North Carolina, he represented the state's sixty-fifth House district, which includes constituents in Rockingham County, for eight terms.
A graduate of the University of South Carolina (1962),[1] [2] Cole worked as a manager for Ford Motor Company until becoming an auto dealer in 1980. Cole has been active on transportation-related issues, sponsoring a bicycle safety law and being a member of several national transportation groups - the State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Council[3] and the National Conference of State Legislatures standing committee on transportation.[4] As of the 2009-2010 session, he was the co-chairman of the legislature's Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.[5]
Cole was defeated for re-election to his House seat by conservative independent candidate Bert Jones on November 2, 2010.[6] In the 2012 election, Cole is running to attempt a comeback and return to his former seat.[7]
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