Susan Cole (reading clerk)
Susan Cole (born 1962/1963) is an American government official who serves as a Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. She has held the position since 2007, has worked as a staffer in the Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, and has been a staffer of the United States House of Representatives since 1994. Cole serves as one of two House Reading Clerks (the other being Tylease Alli, designated by Democrats). Cole was appointed by Republican Minority leader John Boehner in 2007 to replace Paul Hays after he retired. Career Cole grew up in Tennessee. She graduated from Austin Peay State University in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education. She also played on the school's basketball and softball teams. 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. She then worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Nashville and the Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union. She began working in the United States House of Representatives in 1994 as the Chief Reading and Tally Clerk for the United States House Committee