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Coleman is a member of four Senate committees including the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. In 2004 he ran for chairman of the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] (N.R.S.C.) but was defeated by [[North Carolina]] Senator [[Elizabeth Dole]] by one vote. Senator Coleman calls himself pro-life but has voted in support of embryonic stem cell research. He opposes [[gay]] marriages and civil unions. Coleman opposed President [[George W. Bush]]'s troop increase in [[Iraq]] in January of 2007.

Coleman is a member of four Senate committees including the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. In 2004 he ran for chairman of the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] (N.R.S.C.) but was defeated by [[North Carolina]] Senator [[Elizabeth Dole]] by one vote. Senator Coleman calls himself pro-life but has voted in support of embryonic stem cell research. He opposes [[gay]] marriages and civil unions. Coleman opposed President [[George W. Bush]]'s troop increase in [[Iraq]] in January of 2007.

==2008 Senate re-election==  

==2008 Senate reelection==  

Senator Coleman is running for reelection in 2008. His Democratic opponents will likely be former Air America radio talk show host Al Franklin or Minneapolis attorney Mike Ciresi. The race is being closely watched and many say Coleman might be vulnerable. However, most polls show that he does have an edge in the race.

Senator Coleman is running for reelection in 2008. His Democratic opponents will likely be former Air America radio talk show host Al Franklin or Minneapolis attorney Mike Ciresi. The race is being closely watched and many say Coleman might be vulnerable. However, most polls show that he does have an edge in the race.