State Rep. Cole Hefner

Republican

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Texas House 5 - Mount Pleasant

First elected 2016

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Twitter: @ColeHefnerTX

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Previous Ratings on the YCT Legislature Ratings

Career: 92
2021: 93
2019: 90
2017: 93

About State Rep. Cole Hefner

Prior to serving in the Legislature, Cole Hefner served as a county commissioner in Upshur County. He is active in his community, where he is a member of the Lindale Chamber of Commerce, the Hide-A-Way Lake Kiawanis Club, and a Sunday school teacher at South Jefferson Baptist Church.

He and his wife Kerri have seven children.

Committee Assignments

88th Legislative Session
Calendars
Educational Opportunity and Enrichment, Select
Public Education
Securing Texas from Hostile Foreign Organizations, Select, Chair
Ways and Means

Offices

Capitol

EXT E2.718

P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768

p: (512) 463-0271

District

Mount Pleasant District Office
115 W. 1st Street
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
Lindale District Office
520 North Main Street, Suite A-3
Lindale, TX 75711
(903) 882-3254

p: (903) 717-8238

Texas House District 5

State Rep. Cole Hefner's Record

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Vote

Bill Name	Legislator Voted
HB 234: Save Our Lemonade Stands House Record Vote: 58 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 337: Mandating Kill-Switches on Boats House Record Vote: 89 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 382: Municipal Utility Wealth Redistribution Program House Record Vote: 92 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3, Amendment 14: Removing Funding Incentives for Additional School Days House Record Vote: 152 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1311: Renewing a Redundant Government Agency House Record Vote: 164 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 347: Annexation Protection House Record Vote: 183 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2129: Extending Property Tax Abatements House Record Vote: 198 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 787: Using Taxpayer Dollars to Study Music Therapy House Record Vote: 369 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 448: Criminalizing the Positioning of Car Seats House Record Vote: 371 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1735: Defining Sexual Harassment on College Campuses House Record Vote: 451 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 449: Placing Notations on College Transcripts House Record Vote: 499 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1177: Constitutional Carry After A Natural Disaster House Record Vote: 501 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 34: Limiting Property Taxes After A Natural Disaster House Record Vote: 504 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1168: Criminalizing Firearms Ahead of TSA Checkpoints House Record Vote: 607 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2806: Tax Rebates for Music Festivals House Record Vote: 628 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1399: Creating a DNA Database House Record Vote: 637 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2496: Private Property Rights for Historic Landmarks House Record Vote: 670 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1545, Amendment 6: Expanding the Sale of Beer on Sunday Mornings House Record Vote: 674 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1545, Amendment 8: Enabling "Beer To Go" Sales at Breweries House Record Vote: 676 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1186: Expanding Regulated Gambling House Record Vote: 692 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2100, Amendment 4: Allowing Students to Sue Universities for Free Speech Violations House Record Vote: 775 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2439: Preempting Local Control Regulations on Building Materials House Record Vote: 792 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2, Amendment 27: Universal Rollback Rates for Texas Counties House Record Vote: 825 Read Full Detail	X
SB 2: Establishing Easier and More Taxpayer Friendly Rollback Rates House Record Vote: 833 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3231: Modernizing Firearms Preemption Statutes House Record Vote: 895 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2402: Subsidizing the Big 12 Football Championship Game House Record Vote: 906 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1631, Amendment 1: Creating a Grandfather Clause for Red Light Cameras House Record Vote: 1093 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2165: Prohibiting the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Below Retailer's Cost House Record Vote: 1116 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1631: Banning Red Light Cameras House Record Vote: 1131 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2872: Double Taxing Short Term Rental Vehicles House Record Vote: 1141 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1152: Cutting Telecommunication Fees House Record Vote: 1173 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 38: Banning the Creation of a State Income Tax House Record Vote: 1243 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1143: Expanding the 2nd Amendment Near Schools House Record Vote: 1283 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1791: Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights in Government Buildings House Record Vote: 1316 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 744: Expanding Medicaid Coverage House Record Vote: 1322 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 21: Banning the Sale of Tobacco and Nicotine Products to Anyone Under 21 House Record Vote: 1392 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 22, Amendment 23: Allowing Counties and Municipalities to Ban Abortions House Record Vote: 1499 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 18, Amendment 1: Protecting Students Rights to Invite Speakers House Record Vote: 1501 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 18, Amendment 2: Holding Universities Accountable to Upholding Free Speech House Record Vote: 1502 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 18: Enhancing the Protection of Free Speech on Public Campuses House Record Vote: 1504 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 22: Prohibiting State and Political Subdivisions From Using Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Abortion Providers House Record Vote: 1508 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1640: Banning Backdoor Government Meetings House Record Vote: 1508 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 29 Amendment 2: Excluding Cities and Counties from Taxpayer Funded Lobbying Ban House Record Vote: 1514 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 29, Amendment 1: Poisoning the Taxpayer Funded Lobbying Ban Bill House Record Vote: 1516 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 29: Banning Taxpayer Funded Lobbying House Record Vote: 1519 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 302: Banning "No Firearms" Clauses From Residential Lease Agreements House Record Vote: 1522 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1978: Save Chick-Fil-A Bill House Record Vote: 1530 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 572: Permitting the Sale of Cottage Foods House Record Vote: 1572 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 11, Amendment 9: Establishing the Texas Mental Health Care Consortium House Record Vote: 1598 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 548: Limiting the Scope of the Texas Ethics Commission House Record Vote: 1608 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 212: Regulating Sexual Harassment Reporting House Record Vote: 1613 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 132: Creating a Trust Fund For The Texas Economic Development Bank House Record Vote: 1654 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1451: Protecting Teacher's Right to Punish House Record Vote: 1636 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 511: Banning "Unsafe" Tires House Record Vote: 1658 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1995: Reviewing Government Regulation House Record Vote: 1671 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2048: Repealing the Driver Responsibility Program House Record Vote: 1724 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 16: Born Alive Act House Record Vote: 1727 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 463: Requiring Reciprocity Agreements for Private Air Ambulances House Record Vote: 1844 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1: Texas Budget House Record Vote: 1947 Read Full Detail	X
SB 37: Removing Occupational License Renewal Barriers House Record Vote: 1548 Read Full Detail	Check