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Edward Nelson Cole (born Charlotte, North Carolina, March 29, 1937) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. A resident of Reidsville, North Carolina, he represented the state's sixty-fifth House district, which includes constituents in Rockingham County, for eight terms. A graduate of the University of South Carolina (1962),〔http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=10265 VoteSmart bio page on Cole〕 Cole worked as a manager for Ford Motor Company 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〔http://www.sema.org/sema-news/2010/05/state-automotive-enthusiast-leadership-caucus SAELC membership list 2010〕 and the National Conference of State Legislatures standing committee on transportation.〔http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabID=773&tabs=855,30,666 membership list of Transportation committee of NCSL〕 As of the 2009-2010 session, he was the co-chairman of the legislature's Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.〔http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/02/24/355059/hush-and-drive-ban-debated-in.html NewsObserver.com, ''Hush and drive ban debated in Chapel Hill'', Feb. 24, 2010〕 Cole was defeated for re-election to his House seat by conservative independent candidate Bert Jones on November 2, 2010.〔(State Board of Elections: 2010 general election results )〕 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 site ) *(Rep. Cole Vote History ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「E. Nelson Cole」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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