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Cole served on the Board of Supervisors of Spotsylvania County from 2000 to 2002. He worked as a systems analyst and project manager. Cole served in the United States Navy.
Former Member, Constitutional Subcommittee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Chair, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Appointments, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Campaigns, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Finance #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Finance #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Member, Commission on Rappahannock River Basin
Member, Commission on Small Business
Member, Education Committee
Member, General Laws Committee
Member, Privileges and Elections Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Elections
Member, Subcommittee on Pre-K-12
Member, Subcommittee on Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Member, Subcommittee on Redistricting
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Spouse's Occupation:
Kindergarten teacher
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Type: resolution Chamber: lower
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| Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Cole Incumbent |
52.78% | 14,022 | |
| Democratic | Steve Aycock | 37.33% | 9,918 | |
| Independent | Amanda Blalock | 8.93% | 2,373 | |
| Green | Gerald Anderson | 0.96% | 255 | |
| Total Votes | 26,568 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Steve Aycock | ||
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Mark Cole Incumbent | ||
Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015. Incumbent Mark Cole was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.
Cole won re-election in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 88. Cole ran unopposed in the June 11 Republican primary. He defeated Kathleen O'Halloran (D) in the general election on November 5, 2013.
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Cole Incumbent |
61.4% | 13,322 | |
| Democratic | Kathleen O'Halloran | 38.4% | 8,340 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.2% | 52 | |
| Total Votes | 21,714 | |||
On November 8, 2011, Cole won re-election to District 88 of the Virginia House of Delegates. He obtained the GOP nomination and ran unopposed in the November 8 general election.
In 2009, Cole was re-elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.
| Virginia House of Delegates General Election, District 88 (2009) | Candidates | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Cole (R)
|
15,925 | |||
Cole was named to the position of Spotsylvania County’s deputy county administrator in a unanimous vote among the three county supervisors, who all disclosed having received campaign donations from Cole in the past. The Board of Supervisors considered 104 applicants before settling on Cole for the $125,000 per year job. Cole said there would not be any conflict of interest between his job as the deputy county administrator and his role in the legislature, noting that other legislators have held local government positions in the past. The Spotsylvania County Democratic Party and other local Democrats expressed skepticism at Cole's ability to do both jobs without a conflict of interest.
