Cole was elected to the 7th district state senate seat in the 2008 election, beating Republican Orville B. Smidt. She served on the Commerce Committee, the Health and Human Service Committee and the Taxation Committee. She lost her seat at the 2010 election, being beaten by Larry Tidemann.[3]
In 2016, she moved from Brookings to Sioux Falls.[5] She was made the executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party in February 2020,[7] after the party leadership had resigned due to the party misstating its finances and finding itself in debt.[8] In September 2020, Cole announced that the party had been "extremely frugal" in its recent spending and was once again financially stable.[9] She resigned in February 2021 due to personal reasons.[6]
In 2022, Cole filed to run for the at-large B seat on Sioux Falls city council as incumbent Christine Erickson was term limited. She lost to Rich Merkouris, a local pastor.[10][11][12]
Electoral history
2008
2008 South Dakota Senate election: District 7 Democratic primary[13]
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^ ab"Cole named new SDDP director". The Brookings Register. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ ab"Executive Director of SDDP to leave position at end of February". South Dakota Democratic Party. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^"South Dakota Democratic Party hires new executive director". KEVN. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^Lisa Kaczke (23 October 2019). "South Dakota Democratic Party leadership resigns amid financial woes". Argus Leader. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^Lisa Kaczke (3 September 2020). "Last year, S.D. Democrats were in the red. With new leadership, the party now moves on". Argus Leader. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^Trevor J. Mitchell (12 October 2021). "Local pastor, non-profit leader Rich Merkouris files to run for At-Large B council seat". Argus Leader. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^Trevor J. Mitchell (10 January 2022). "Former executive director of South Dakota Democratic Party files for At-Large B council seat". Argus Leader. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ ab"2022 Election Results". City of Sioux Falls. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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cole, pamela, merchant, cole, born, december, 1967, graphic, designer, former, democratic, member, south, dakota, senate, represented, district, from, 2009, 2011, also, executive, director, south, dakota, democratic, party, from, 2020, 2021, pamela, merchant, . Pamela Merchant Cole born December 18 1967 is a graphic designer and former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate who represented the 7th district from 2009 to 2011 She was also the executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party from 2020 to 2021 5 6 Pamela Merchant ColeMember of the South Dakota Senate from the 7th districtIn office 2009 2011Preceded byOrville B SmidtSucceeded byLarry TidemannPersonal detailsBornPamela Merchant 1967 12 18 December 18 1967 age 55 1 Walhalla North Dakota 2 Political partyDemocraticAlma materRocky Mountain College of Art and Design 3 South Dakota State University 4 ProfessionGraphic designer Contents 1 Career 2 Electoral history 2 1 2008 2 2 2010 2 3 2022 3 Personal life 4 Notes 5 ReferencesCareer EditCole was elected to the 7th district state senate seat in the 2008 election beating Republican Orville B Smidt She served on the Commerce Committee the Health and Human Service Committee and the Taxation Committee She lost her seat at the 2010 election being beaten by Larry Tidemann 3 In 2016 she moved from Brookings to Sioux Falls 5 She was made the executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party in February 2020 7 after the party leadership had resigned due to the party misstating its finances and finding itself in debt 8 In September 2020 Cole announced that the party had been extremely frugal in its recent spending and was once again financially stable 9 She resigned in February 2021 due to personal reasons 6 In 2022 Cole filed to run for the at large B seat on Sioux Falls city council as incumbent Christine Erickson was term limited She lost to Rich Merkouris a local pastor 10 11 12 Electoral history Edit2008 Edit 2008 South Dakota Senate election District 7 Democratic primary 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Pam Merchant 1 128 52 03Democratic Craig A Tschetter 1 040 47 97Total votes 2 168 100 02008 South Dakota Senate election District 7 general election 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Pam Merchant 4 940 51 16Republican Orville B Smidt 4 716 48 84Total votes 9 656 100 00Democratic gain from Republican2010 Edit 2010 South Dakota Senate election District 7 general election 14 Party Candidate Votes Republican Larry Tidemann 4 289 54 15Democratic Pam Merchant 3 631 45 85Total votes 7 920 100 00Republican gain from Democratic2022 Edit 2022 Sioux Falls City Council election At large district B general election 12 note 1 Party Candidate Votes no description Rich Merkouris 14 493 56 99no description Pam Cole 10 936 43 01Total votes 25 429 100 00Personal life EditCole married her husband Mike in 2018 and together they have a blended family of five adult children 4 Notes Edit Candidates for Sioux Falls City Council must run without a party designation 15 References Edit Pamela K Merchant South Dakota Legislature Retrieved 16 July 2022 About Me Merchant for Senate Archived from the original on 30 August 2010 Retrieved 16 July 2022 a b Pam Merchant Ballotpedia Retrieved 16 July 2022 a b News Cole to seek Sioux Falls At Large B city council seat Pam Cole for Council 10 January 2022 Retrieved 16 July 2022 a b Cole named new SDDP director The Brookings Register 27 February 2020 Retrieved 16 July 2022 a b Executive Director of SDDP to leave position at end of February South Dakota Democratic Party 9 February 2021 Retrieved 16 July 2022 South Dakota Democratic Party hires new executive director KEVN 26 February 2020 Retrieved 16 July 2022 Lisa Kaczke 23 October 2019 South Dakota Democratic Party leadership resigns amid financial woes Argus Leader Retrieved 16 July 2022 Lisa Kaczke 3 September 2020 Last year S D Democrats were in the red With new leadership the party now moves on Argus Leader Retrieved 16 July 2022 Trevor J Mitchell 12 October 2021 Local pastor non profit leader Rich Merkouris files to run for At Large B council seat Argus Leader Retrieved 16 July 2022 Trevor J Mitchell 10 January 2022 Former executive director of South Dakota Democratic Party files for At Large B council seat Argus Leader Retrieved 16 July 2022 a b 2022 Election Results City of Sioux Falls 12 April 2022 Retrieved 16 July 2022 a b South Dakota State Senate elections 2008 Ballotpedia Retrieved 16 July 2022 South Dakota State Senate elections 2010 Ballotpedia Retrieved 16 July 2022 Candidates Political Committees City of Sioux Falls Retrieved 16 July 2022 This South Dakota politician related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pam Cole amp oldid 1125981568, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
