Helen TeAta Gale Cole (July 13, 1922 – April 7, 2004) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1979 to 1984.
Her son, Tom Cole, is the longest-serving Native American in the history of the United States Congress.
[3][4] Cole was active in several local civic and political organizations, and contributed to the successful gubernatorial campaigns of Henry Bellmon and Dewey Bartlett.
[3] Cole was named a delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention, and Bartlett appointed her to the Oklahoma Personnel Board.
Cole contested the 45th district Oklahoma Senate seat in 1984, and won one term.