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Sheryl Cole

Sheryl Cole

Democratic · Texas · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Texas House District 46, Texas

Top priorities

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  • Civil rights and economic opportunity
  • Addressing economic inequality
Biography

Sheryl Cole is the Democratic incumbent for Texas House District 46, representing East Austin, Manor, and Pflugerville since 2018. She previously served three terms on the Austin City Council as the city's first African American female council member and mayor pro tempore, according to her official biography, and holds an accounting degree and a law degree from the University of Texas.

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