Colby Coash

Colby Coash
Nebraska State Senate District 27
Incumbent
In office
2009-Present
Term ends
January 9, 2013
Years in position	4
Party	Non-partisan
Compensation
Base salary	$12,000/year
Per diem	$123/day for those living 50+ miles from capitol, otherwise $46/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2008
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	2 four-year terms
Education
Bachelor's	University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1998
Personal
Place of birth	Bassett, NE
Profession	Director of Staff Development, Collaborative Industries
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

Colby Coash (1972-) is a member of the Nebraska Unicameral, representing District 27 since 2009.

Born in Bassett, Nebraska, Coash is the first Republican to hold the District 27 seat since 1972. He won by just 79 votes. . His interest in government first came when he worked to defeat a bill that would have resulted in him losing his high school job.

Coash earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1998.

Coash works as the director of staff development for Collaborative Industries.

Coash is currently involved with the Association of Community Professionals and the Mentor, Blessed Sacrament Church God-Teen Program.

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

On his website, his record on advocacy for the disabled, increasing judicial access, and promoting tourism is touted.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Coash served on the following committees:

Nebraska Committee Assignments, 2013
• General Affairs, Vice Chair
• Judiciary
• Urban Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Coash served on these committees:

Nebraska Committee Assignments, 2011
• General Affairs
• Judiciary
• Urban Affairs

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Coash served on these committees:

Nebraska Committee Assignments, 2009
• General Affairs
• Judiciary
• Urban Affairs

Elections

2012

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012

Coash won re-election in the 2012 election for Nebraska State Senate District 27. Coash was unopposed in the May 15 primary election and defeated Kyle Michaelis in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Nebraska State Senate, District 27, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Colby Coash Incumbent	63.9%	7,389
	Nonpartisan	Kyle Michaelis	36.1%	4,175
Total Votes				11,564

2008

On November 4, 2008, Coash won election to the 27th District Seat in the Nebraska Senate, defeating Dan Marvin.

Nebraska State Senate, District 27 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Colby Coash		7,154
Dan Marvin		7,075

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

In 2008, Coash collected $51,979 in donations.

His five largest contributors in 2008 were:

Donor	Amount
Peter Ricketts	$4,000
Nebraska Bankers Association	$2,000
Nebraska PAC	$1,500
Nebraska New Car and Truck Dealers Association	$1,300
Nebraska Chamber Of Commerce and Industry	$1,250

Personal

Coash is currently married to his wife, Rhonda, and is known to be Christian.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Colby Coash's official Nebraska State legislature website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
• Colby Coash on Facebook
• Colby Coash on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Nebraska State Senate District 27 2009–present	Succeeded by NA