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Cole Jester

Currently holds the office of Arkansas Secretary of State until January 10, 2027.

Candidate for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands in 2026 Arkansas Partisan Primary Election.

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Cole Jester

About Cole Jester

Professional Experience
Arkansas, Secretary of State (2025 - Present)
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Deputy Chief Legal Counsel (2023 - 2025)
United States Court of Appeals, Law Clerk - Eighth Circuit (2022 - 2023)
The Journal of Law and Politics, Managing Editor (2021 - 2022)
Degrees
JD, University of Virginia (2022)
Bachelor's, Ouachita Baptist University, Christian Studies/Political Science (2019)
High School Diploma, Benton High School (2015)

Environment / Energy

Investigate chinese ownership near navigable waterways & state resources. Learn more

Expand our energy dominance through state leases. Learn more

Protect arkansas’s waterways & natural resources. Learn more

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Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands in Arkansas Partisan Primary Election

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