▁an ▁associate ▁degree ▁in ▁building ▁construction ▁from ▁S out heast ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁Mil ford , ▁Neb r aska . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁industrial ▁technology ▁from ▁Peru ▁State ▁College ▁in ▁Peru , ▁Neb r aska , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Kol ter man ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁ins urance ▁professional ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁founded ▁Kol ter man ▁Agency , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁financial - services ▁firm ▁special izing ▁in ▁employee ▁and ▁executive ▁benefits , ▁estate ▁planning , ▁and ▁invest ments ; ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁remained ▁co - owner , ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁firm . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Kol ter man ▁married ▁Su z anne ▁Ge is ; ▁the ▁couple ▁eventually ▁produced ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Kol ter man ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁legisl ature ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁District , ▁compr ising ▁Pol k , ▁S ew ard , ▁and ▁York ▁Count ies . ▁ ▁The ▁inc umb ent , ▁Greg ▁Adams , ▁then ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁was ▁bar red ▁by ▁Neb r aska ' s ▁term