Helen Cole

Helen Cole
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 45th district
In office
July 1991 – November 1996
Preceded byTom Cole
Succeeded byKathleen Wilcoxson
In office
November 1984 – November 1988
Succeeded byTom Cole
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 54th district
In office
1979–1984
Personal details
Born
Helen TeAta Gale

July 13, 1922
Tishomingo, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedApril 7, 2004 (aged 81)
Moore, Oklahoma, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Chickasaw Nation
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
John Dwayne Cole Sr
(m. 1946)
RelationsTe Ata Fisher (Aunt)[1]
ChildrenJohn Cole Jr. and Tom Cole

Helen TeAta Gale Cole (July 13, 1922 – April 7, 2004) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1979 to 1984. She first served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1984 to 1988. She returned to the state senate in 1991 and was succeeded by Kathleen Wilcoxson in 1997.

Her son, Tom Cole, is the longest-serving Native American in the history of the United States Congress.[2]

  1. ^ Lehmann, Gene. "Feature film to spotlight Chickasaw actress Te Ata". Chickasaw Times. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cole becomes longest-serving Native American in history". The Oklahoman. April 23, 2022.[permanent dead link]