Cole Hefner

Cole Hefner
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2017
Preceded byBryan Hughes
Personal details
Born (1980-11-13) November 13, 1980 (age 44)
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Mount Pleasant, Texas, U.S.
OccupationBusinessman
Websitewww.colehefner.com

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]

  1. ^ Davis, Marcia (September 26, 2015). "Cole Hefner takes a step toward state office". The Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ "The changing faces of the East Texas legislative delegation". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Election Returns". Texas Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.