Cole Hefner

Details

Party Affiliation: Republican
Organization: Texas State Government

Meetings

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Election History

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Recent Bills Sponsored

HB41

Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity.

TXHouseIntroduced

Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity.

Introduced Mar 13, 2025Sponsor: Cole Hefner

HB17

Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.

TXHouseIntroduced

Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.

Introduced Mar 13, 2025Sponsor: Cole Hefner

Recent Votes

Bill	Chamber	Roll call	Vote
Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.	senate	—	Yea
Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.	senate	—	Yea
Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.	senate	—	Yea
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.	senate	—	Yea
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.	senate	—	Yea

Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.

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Biography

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. Hefner 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).