Edward Nelson Cole (born

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, March 29, 1937) is a former Democratic member of the

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. A resident of

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, he represented the state's sixty-fifth

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district, which includes constituents in Rockingham County, for eight terms. A graduate of the University of South Carolina (1962), Cole worked as a manager for

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until becoming an auto dealer in 1980. Cole has been active on transportation-related issues, sponsoring a bicycle safety law and being a member of several national transportation groups - the State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Council and the

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standing committee on transportation. As of the 2009-2010 session, he was the co-chairman of the legislature's Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee. Cole was defeated for re-election to his House seat by conservative independent candidate Bert Jones on November 2, 2010. In the 2012 election, Cole is running to attempt a comeback and return to his former seat.Veteran challenges incumbent for N.C. House seat

References

Nelson Cole Campaign siteRep. Cole Vote History

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