Quick Facts
Biography
Cole Wist is an attorney and state representative from Arapahoe County, Colorado. A Republican, Wist represents Colorado House of Representatives District 37 and serves as Assistant Minority Leader in the House.
He was originally appointed to the office after his predecessor, Jack Tate, resigned to fill a vacant State Senate seat. Wist then ran for the office in the November, 2016 general election and won, beating his Democratic challenger with 54.65% of the vote.
Early life and family
Wist was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but he was raised in Paonia, Colorado. He and his wife Susan have three daughters.
Education
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.