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Cole Wilson (Texas)
Cole Wilson ran for election to the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees to represent Place 7 in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Austin Community College District Board of Trustees Place 7
Sherri Taylor defeated Cole Wilson in the general election for Austin Community College District Board of Trustees Place 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherri Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 57.5 | 241,202 | |
 | Cole Wilson (Nonpartisan)  | 42.5 | 178,025 | |
| Total votes: 419,227 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cole Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Cole has dedicated his life to making postsecondary education more accessible, more affordable, and more attainable. He has worked as a college-access counselor with at-risk youth at Boys Hope Girls Hope and he’s fought for college affordability, student-parent protections, and student access to healthcare as a Legislative Director at the Texas State Legislature and as a Policy Analyst with Young Invincibles.
He’s worked as an employee at the University of Texas’ Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life where he was tasked with leading events and programming for civic engagement and voter access on college campuses across the state. Cole has fought for foster youth as a legislative staff member in Rep. Jarvis Johnson’s office.
His research, conducted with the Harvard Project on Workforce, has been featured by the Washington Post and the American Enterprise Institute, offering some of the most cutting edge data on workforce accessibility and community college growth.- Degree and credential attainment is at the core of everything Austin Community College has to offer. Students come to ACC for a wide range of reasons. Some intend to transfer to a 4-year university, others hope to earn a credential and enter/reenter the workforce. Still more come to learn a new skill, earn a promotion, or find a new calling. No matter why a student enrolls at Austin Community College, once they do, they’re on a path to earn a degree or credential.
- From Kyle to Cedar Park, Austin Community College is the economic engine driving Central Texas. No institution is positioned to meet our workforce needs better than ACC. As postsecondary education continues to evolve, ACC must be at the forefront of innovative and data-backed solutions. Like micro credentials, early college high schools, and workforce partnerships. However, we can't chase trends without data-driven decision making guiding the way.
- FAULTY / STAFF SUPPORT Austin Community College is only as healthy as their faculty and staff. From IT staffing shortages, to faculty working two and three jobs, and staff kept at 19.5 hours per week, Austin Community College must do better to recruit, retain, and advance faculty and staff. A full review of staff who have been kept at 19.5 hours a week is needed, as is a renewed push to fill overdue vacancies. Moreover, faculty kept at the adjunct or lecturer position must be given the opportunity to make a living solely at Austin Community College.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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