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Kolbe Cole

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Kolbe Cole
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Democratic Party

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Last election

November 3, 2020

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New Brighton, Pa.
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African Methodist Episcopal
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Nonprofits
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Kolbe Cole (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 10. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Cole completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Kolbe Cole was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. She attended Youngstown State University for undergraduate study. Cole's career experience includes working in the nonprofit field.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent Aaron Bernstine defeated Kolbe Cole and Johnathan Peffer in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Aaron Bernstine
Aaron Bernstine (R)
 
51.5
 
15,009
Image of Kolbe Cole
Kolbe Cole (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.4
 
10,032
Image of Johnathan Peffer
Johnathan Peffer (United Party) Candidate Connection
 
14.1
 
4,100

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,141
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 10

Kolbe Cole advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 10 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kolbe Cole
Kolbe Cole Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
5,163

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,163
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent Aaron Bernstine advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 10 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Aaron Bernstine
Aaron Bernstine
 
100.0
 
5,454

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,454
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2020

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Candidate Connection

Kolbe Cole completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cole's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am Kolbe Cole, candidate for State Representative in District 10. I am a graduate of New Brighton High School and Youngstown State University. I currently live and work in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and am very active in my community. I advocate for our youth and members of my community to have a better standard of living and would like to advocate that for all residents of my District, and across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  • The education system in Pennsylvania needs reformed.
  • We must eliminate partisan gerrymandering and replace it with fair and accurate representation.
  • Western Pennsylvania has so much potential for long term, sustainable living and jobs.
I am most passionate about education and would like to see several changes to the state education system that would benefit our youth. I also would like to see all career paths promoted equally, rather than steering our youth towards a few specific things, like college. We also must recognize that our Districts are not all created equally, and many are designed with the intention of one party or the other having the best chance at winning. We must eliminate the gerrymandering, stop playing political games, and restore the voice of the people.
Being truthful, being accountable, and being understanding. You have to hear both sides, regardless of your personal convictions, and be willing to compromise on the tough issues.
Being accessible to your constituents, having their best interests in mind, and listing to ALL of them; not just the half that got you elected.
I believe that the two separate chambers allows for a proper and efficient checks-and-balances system. By allowing the two legislative bodies to work independently but together toward the same mission, it allows more opportunity to maintain order. If we can eliminate gerrymandering and restore the true voice of the people in both chambers, it will be even more effective at providing the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with fair and accurate representation.
Yes and no. I believe that some experiences in other offices may better prepare you for certain aspects of the job. However, a mixture of backgrounds makes for a more balanced legislature, which is a more realistic representation of the people.
I believe the greatest challenge is transitioning our current workforce and the next generation of workers into a modernized idea of what "jobs" are going to look like in the next decade. Many people will continue to lose jobs to automation and we have to be prepared for this reduction in job availability. We also have to consider transitioning energy workers to other equivalent jobs in their fields, relying less on fracking and more on long-term, sustainable energy.
Yes. Building relationships is a key part to being a representative. You have to understand your constituents to fairly represent your District, and you have to understand other legislators and their constituents to fairly represent your state.
Any committees that involve education, energy, environment, agriculture, or the like.
I am not sure at this time. The most important thing for me right now is focusing my efforts on my local communities.

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  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 22, 2020


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