| Sheryl Cole | |
| State House: | Texas |
| State: | Texas |
| District: | 46th |
| Term Start: | January 8, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Dawnna Dukes |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1964[1] |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Texas, Austin (BA, JD) |
| Termstart1: | 2006 |
| Termend1: | 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.[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]