Colby Coash grew up in Bassett, Nebraska, a small town with barely more than 1,000 in population. Bassett was where his path was set by the generations that came before him. He took advantage of all the opportunities afforded him, but was compelled to forge his own path. He pursued everything with rigor and the sort of Midwestern work ethic nurtured in many small towns just like Bassett.

Colby continues to travel the world as an ambassador for Nebraska and nonpartisanship.

He gained plenty of national attention for his work in abolishing the death penalty in a red state (Nebraska). His efforts as a state senator led to features in Playboy, Harper’s Bazaar, Washington Post, New York Times, Time magazine, and on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He even spoke to a crowd in front of the Colosseum in Rome.

He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with his wife, Rhonda, and his own legacy, Cole. After being term-limited out of the Nebraska legislature, he now works as a lobbyist, parlaying his experience in politics to advocate for students, vulnerable people, and education.

Never one to give up on a dream, Colby continues to act in movies including It Snows All the Time and Hide and Bleed and a handful of campy horror films and commercials, pleased that his undergraduate education was not wasted and his early experience on stage, naked, turned out to be a revealing life-changing experience.