sandy cole was elected to the illinois house of representatives on november 7, 2006. cole was elected to serve the 62nd district, which represents all or portions of the central lake county communities of grayslake, gurnee, wildwood, grandwood park, hainesville, round lake beach, round lake heights, round lake park, lake villa, lindenhurst, wadsworth and third lake. her election to the illinois house followed her ten years of distinguished service on the lake county board, where she was a leader on a wide variety of issues from open space, environmental protection, and transportation. sandy cole served on the lake county board from 1996-2006 representing the 11th district.