Cole Hefner

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]

Cole Hefner
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2017
Preceded by	Bryan Hughes
Personal details
Born	(1980-11-13) November 13, 1980 (age 44) Pittsburg, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Kerri
Residence(s)	Mount Pleasant, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Businessman
Website	www.colehefner.com

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]