Cole Jester is an American politician and constitutional lawyer who is currently serving as the 35th secretary of state of Arkansas.

[1] He was appointed to the position by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders after his predecessor John Thurston resigned to become state treasurer.

He previously served two years as the Deputy Chief Legal Counsel for Governor Sanders.

[3] Before joining the Governor’s Office, Cole worked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

He also served as the Managing Editor of The Journal of Law and Politics, founded in 1983 by Justice Antonin Scalia.