Rep. Cole, Sheryl

Biography

Representative Sheryl Cole got her start in public life by stepping up in her local PTA and organizing community support for our schools as one of the Tri-Chairs to the AISD Bond Committee in 2004. Continuing down the path of public service, she would go on to be elected to Austin City Council for three terms, ultimately serving as Austin's first African American female Mayor Pro Tempore. And now, as of 2018, Sheryl Cole represents the communities of East Austin, Manor, and Pflugerville at the Texas Legislature.

Rep. Cole currently serves as Vice Chair of the House Administration Committee and on the Higher Education and Business & Industry committees. Rep. Cole also serves as a member of the House Democratic Caucus, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus – where she earned Freshman of the Year in her first session – the Progressive Caucus, the Texas Energy and Climate Caucus, and the LGBTQ Caucus.

She is a graduate of the University of Texas, where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and a Juris Doctorate respectively from the University of Texas Law School. Beyond any of these achievements and accomplishments, she is most proud of raising her three sons - Marcus, Nelson, and Femi - into the successful young men they have become. She is an active member of David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.