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| | '''Daniel Ray Coats''' (born May 16, 1943) served as the [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Indiana]] from 1989 through 1999. More recently, he was the United States Ambassador to [[Germany]] under the [[Bush administration]] from 2001 until 2005. | | '''Daniel Ray Coats''' (born May 16, 1943) served as the [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Indiana]] from 1989 through 1999. More recently, he was the United States Ambassador to [[Germany]] under the [[Bush administration]] from 2001 until 2005. |
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| | Coats was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1980 and was reelected until his appointment to serve the Senate seat left vacant by Vice President [[Dan Quayle]]. He was reelected in a 1990 special election and was elected to a full six-year term in 1992. Coats was a member of several high-profile committees, including the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. | | Coats was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1980 and was reelected until his appointment to serve the Senate seat left vacant by Vice President [[Dan Quayle]]. He was reelected in a 1990 special election and was elected to a full six-year term in 1992. Coats was a member of several high-profile committees, including the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. |
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| − | Coats is currently a senior counsel in King & Spalding's Public Policy and Government Advocacy Practice Group. He is the Republican nominee to challenge Indiana [[Democrat]] [[Evan Bayh]]'s Senate seat in the 2010 election. | + | Coats is currently a senior counsel in King & Spalding's Public Policy and Government Advocacy Practice Group. He is the Republican winner of retiring [[Democrat]] [[Evan Bayh]]'s seat from Indiana in the 2010 elections. |
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| | + | ==External Links== |
| | + | *[http://www.coatsforindiana.com/ Campaign website] |
| | + | *[http://www.facebook.com/CoatsforIndiana Facebook page] |
| | + | *[http://twitter.com/DanCoatsTwitter page] |
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| | [[Category:Former United States Senators]] | | [[Category:Former United States Senators]] |
| | [[Category:Republican Party]] | | [[Category:Republican Party]] |
| | + | [[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]] |