Susan Cole (reading clerk)

Susan Cole (born 1962/1963)[1] is an American government official who serves as a Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.

[2] After graduating college, she worked as an armored truck driver for Wells Fargo in the Nashville metropolitan area, carrying a shotgun while on the job.

[1] In April 2007 when House Reading Clerk Paul Hays retired, Cole, as well as four other people, auditioned to take his place.

[1] As House Reading Clerk, Cole has served alongside Democrat appointees Mary Kevin Niland, Jaime Zapata, Joe Novotny, and currently Tylease Alli.

[3] In 2019, Cole's daughter Olivia, who had graduated college the prior year and had no previous legislative experience, was controversially appointed by House Clerk Cheryl Johnson to supervise the Washington, D.C. office of Wisconsin's 7th congressional district during the time in which the seat was vacant after the resignation of Representative Sean Duffy until Tom Tiffany was sworn-in after being elected in a special election.

Susan Cole (middle right) following the election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House.