Myrtle Cole

Myrtle Cole
Member of San Diego City Council representing the Fourth District
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2013
Preceded by Tony Young
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Website City Council District 4 website

Myrtle Cole is an American elected official in San Diego, California. She serves as a member of the San Diego City Council representing City Council District 4 and the first African American woman elected to that office. She was first elected to office in the 2013 special election to fill the seat vacated by Tony Young.[1] She is a Democrat, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.

District 4 includes the neighborhoods of Alta Vista, Broadway Heights, Chollas View, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Jamacha, Lincoln Park, Lomita Village, Mount Hope, Mountain View, North Bay Terrace, Oak Park, O'Farrell, Paradise Hills, Ridgeview, Skyline Hills, South Bay Terrace, Valencia Park, and Webster.[2]

She won re-election to a four-year term in the June 2014 primary election, drawing 57% of the primary votes. Her new term will begin in December 2014.[3]

References

  1. "Election History - Council District 4". City of San Diego. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. "Council District 4 Communities". City of San Diego. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. "Zapf Wins; Cate, Kim Headed To Runoff In City Council Races". KPBS. June 3, 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.