Cole Wist | |
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Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
In office January 12, 2016 – January 4, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jack Tate |
Succeeded by | Tom Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort Worth, Texas | 24 December 1962
Nationality | American |
Political party |
Democratic (1996) Republican (until 2022) Unaffiliated (2022-present) |
Spouse | Susan |
Children | Connor Abby Halle |
Residence | Arapahoe County, Colorado |
Alma mater | J.D.,
Georgetown University Law Center, 1988 B.A., University of Denver, 1985 |
Profession | Attorney |
Website |
colewist |
Cole Wist is an attorney and former state representative from Arapahoe County, Colorado. A Republican, Wist represented Colorado House of Representatives District 37 and served as Assistant Minority Leader in the House.
Wist was born in Fort Worth, Texas, [1] but he was raised in Paonia, Colorado. He and his wife Susan have three daughters. [2]
Wist earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Denver in 1985. He also holds a J.D. Degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He works as an attorney at Ogletree, Deakins. [3]
In 1996, Wist ran for the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat and lost to Kay Alexander. [4]
Wist was appointed as a Republican to the State House in January 2016 after his predecessor, Jack Tate, resigned to fill a vacant State Senate seat. [5] Wist then ran for the office in the November 2016 general election and won, beating his Democratic challenger with 54.65% of the vote. [6] With Democratic assistant majority leader Alec Garnett, Wist sponsored a red flag bill in 2018. [7] This bill failed, but a similar bill was signed into law during the following session. [8] Wist ran for reelection in 2018 but lost to Democrat Tom Sullivan. [9]
Since leaving the legislature, Wist has criticized Donald Trump and the Republican Party for their handling of the Charlottesville car attack, [10] voting rights, [4] the 2021 United States Capitol attack, [4] and COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. [4] He opposed the efforts of the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners to recall his former rival Tom Sullivan in 2019. [11] During the 2020 presidential election Wist was a steering committee member of The Lincoln Project's Republicans and Independents for Biden group. [12] In January 2022 Wist announced that he was leaving the Republican Party to become unaffiliated. [4]
Cole Wist | |
---|---|
Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
In office January 12, 2016 – January 4, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jack Tate |
Succeeded by | Tom Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort Worth, Texas | 24 December 1962
Nationality | American |
Political party |
Democratic (1996) Republican (until 2022) Unaffiliated (2022-present) |
Spouse | Susan |
Children | Connor Abby Halle |
Residence | Arapahoe County, Colorado |
Alma mater | J.D.,
Georgetown University Law Center, 1988 B.A., University of Denver, 1985 |
Profession | Attorney |
Website |
colewist |
Cole Wist is an attorney and former state representative from Arapahoe County, Colorado. A Republican, Wist represented Colorado House of Representatives District 37 and served as Assistant Minority Leader in the House.
Wist was born in Fort Worth, Texas, [1] but he was raised in Paonia, Colorado. He and his wife Susan have three daughters. [2]
Wist earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Denver in 1985. He also holds a J.D. Degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He works as an attorney at Ogletree, Deakins. [3]
In 1996, Wist ran for the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat and lost to Kay Alexander. [4]
Wist was appointed as a Republican to the State House in January 2016 after his predecessor, Jack Tate, resigned to fill a vacant State Senate seat. [5] Wist then ran for the office in the November 2016 general election and won, beating his Democratic challenger with 54.65% of the vote. [6] With Democratic assistant majority leader Alec Garnett, Wist sponsored a red flag bill in 2018. [7] This bill failed, but a similar bill was signed into law during the following session. [8] Wist ran for reelection in 2018 but lost to Democrat Tom Sullivan. [9]
Since leaving the legislature, Wist has criticized Donald Trump and the Republican Party for their handling of the Charlottesville car attack, [10] voting rights, [4] the 2021 United States Capitol attack, [4] and COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. [4] He opposed the efforts of the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners to recall his former rival Tom Sullivan in 2019. [11] During the 2020 presidential election Wist was a steering committee member of The Lincoln Project's Republicans and Independents for Biden group. [12] In January 2022 Wist announced that he was leaving the Republican Party to become unaffiliated. [4]