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Coash was elected in 2008 to represent the 27th Nebraska legislative district by just 79 votes, becoming the first Republican to hold the seat since 1972.<ref name="Pluhacek">Pluhacek, Zack. "Coash plans to keep serving, on or off the public stage." ''Lincoln Journal Star''. April 19, 2016.</ref> He was known to ride a [[Razor (scooter)|Razor scooter]] while campaigning door-to-door.<ref name="Pluhacek />
 
While in office, he focused on issues including child welfare, elder care, support for those with developmental disabilities, and corrections reform.<ref name="Pluhacek" /> He served on the Developmental Disabilities Special Investigative Committee commissioned by Senator [[Mike Flood (politician)|Mike Flood]]'s Legislative Resolution 283 (2008) to further investigate civil rights violations previously identified at the Beatrice State Development Center by the federal [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]].<ref>"LR283 - Create the Developmental Disabilities Special Investigative Committee of the Legislature." Introduced, March 20, 2008. 100th Nebraska Legislature. [https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=5345]</ref>
 
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