Raised in Georgetown, Texas, Coleman received a BSBA in Management from Saint Louis University and her Juris Doctorate from St. Mary’s University School of Law. She served on Arnold City Council from 2013 to 2015. Mary Elizabeth serves in Missouri’s House of Representatives representing parts of Jefferson and St. Louis counties (District 97).

In addition to her practice and serving in the legislature, her most important job is being a wife and mother. She and her husband, Christopher Coleman, have six children.