# Nicole Cole

Nicole Cole is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 66.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 66
- Serving since: 2026-01-14
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f09abfed-0fb2-4ef3-966c-4cc0246b701d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f09abfed-0fb2-4ef3-966c-4cc0246b701d (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Cole reported $2.4M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 437 donors and 173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

2,056 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.6% (96.5%). 8 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 42 bills: 41 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 271. 73.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 88 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2187: Commending the Greater Fredericksburg Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2187/
- HR 2130: Commending four women leaders from Caroline County Public Schools. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2130/
- HR 2131: Commending Marvin Fields. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2131/
- HR 2132: Commending the Reverend Dr. Raymond A. Bell. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2132/
- HR 2001: Commending Brigadier General Terrence A. Adams, USAF. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2001/
- HR 2004: Commending St. John Baptist Church of Woodford. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2004/
- HR 2006: Commending the Omicron Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2006/
- HR 2005: Commending the LEADE Foundation. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2005/
- HR 2009: Commending Land of Promise Church. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2009/
- HR 418: Commending Marcus Hickman. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR418/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.4M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 78% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f09abfed-0fb2-4ef3-966c-4cc0246b701d