2 0 1 4 ▁general ▁election ▁with ▁ 7 9 7 1 ▁votes , ▁or ▁ 8 0 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁total . ▁ ▁T esar ▁obtained ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁votes , ▁or ▁ 1 9 . 5 %. ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁ten ure ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁session ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁legisl ative ▁session , ▁Kol ter man ▁was ▁named ▁vice - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Agricult ure ▁Committee . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Affairs ▁Committee , ▁the ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁Committee , ▁and ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Ret irement ▁Systems ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁" most ▁significant " ▁actions ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁session ▁were ▁three ▁b ills ▁that ▁passed ▁over ▁v eto es ▁by ▁governor ▁P ete ▁R icket ts . ▁ ▁L B 2 6 8 ▁repe aled ▁the ▁state ' s ▁death ▁penalty ; ▁L B 6 2 3 ▁revers ed ▁the ▁state ' s ▁previous ▁policy ▁of ▁den ying ▁driver ' s ▁lic enses ▁to ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁living ▁il leg ally ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁after ▁being ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁as ▁children , ▁and ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁granted ▁exem ption ▁from ▁deport ation ▁under ▁the ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁administration ' s ▁De ferred ▁Action ▁for ▁Child hood ▁Ar rival s ▁( D AC A ) ▁program ; ▁and ▁L B 6 1 0 ▁increased ▁the ▁tax ▁on ▁gas oline ▁to