Erik Cole (legislator)

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Erik Cole is a member of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, representing the 7th district. [1]

[edit] Education and career

Eric Cole was elected to serve as a councilman in 2003.[2] In August 2006, he became the council's president pro tempore, meaning he would substitute for the council's president when the vice mayor became absent.[3] He is Vice Chair of the Federal Grants Review Committee and a member of the Health, Hospitals, and Social Services; Planning, Zoning, and Historical; and Transportation and Aviation Committees.[4]

He works as the Executive Director of the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services. After graduating from Hillsboro High School, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a Minor in Environmental Studies from James Madison University at Harrisonburg, Virginia. He is also a member of the Metro Homeless Commission. [1]

[edit] Political views

Erik Cole voted against the English First bill,[5] which would have declared English as Nashville's official language. [6] He also voted against canceling zoning in Percy Priest Lake. [7] On the third reading, he voted for the proposal for a new ballpark for the Nashville Sounds,[8] which included provisions for hotels, condos, shops and other businesses on the land adjacent to the stadium.[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Nashville.gov - Metro Council - District 7 Representative Erik Cole". Retrieved on September 10, 2007.
  2. ^ Schrade, Brad. "Cole voted council's pro tem", The Tennessean, October 8, 2003. 
  3. ^ Harrless, Bill. "Cole voted council's pro tem", The Nashville City Post, August 30, 2006. 
  4. ^ "Nashville.gov - Metro Council Committees". Retrieved on September 10, 2007.
  5. ^ Allen, Jared. "Council rejects English First veto override", The Nashville City Post, February 21, 2007. 
  6. ^ "NewsChannel 5.com Nashville, Tennessee - Metro English First Bill Moves Forward:". Retrieved on September 10, 2007.
  7. ^ "City council votes", The Tennessean, June 5, 2007. 
  8. ^ "Sounds proposal vote breakdown", The Nashville City Post, February 8, 2006. 
  9. ^ "NewsChannel 5.com Nashville, Tennessee - Sounds Ballpark Proposal Up For Vote". Retrieved on September 10, 2007.
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Lonnell Matthews, Jr. • Frank Harrison • Walter Hunt • Michael Craddock • Pam Murray • Mike Jameson • Erik Cole • Jason Hart • Jim Forkum • Rip Ryman • Darren Jernigan • Jim Gotto • Carl Burch • Bruce Stanley • Phil Claiborne • Anna Page • Sandra Moore • Keith Durbin • Erica Gilmore • Buddy Baker • Edith Langman • Eric Crafton • Emily Evans • Jason Holleman • Sean McGuire • Greg Adkins • Randy Foster • Duane Dominy • Vivian Wilhoite • Jim Hodge • Parker Toler • Sam Coleman • Robert Duvall • Carter Todd • Bo Mitchell