Coats is a [[Pro-life]] Republican and was recently a senior counsel in King & Spalding's Public Policy and Government Advocacy Practice Group. He was elected to replace retiring [[Democrat]]ic Senator [[Evan Bayh]] in the 2010 elections. | Coats is a [[Pro-life]] Republican and was recently a senior counsel in King & Spalding's Public Policy and Government Advocacy Practice Group. He was elected to replace retiring [[Democrat]]ic Senator [[Evan Bayh]] in the 2010 elections. |