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{{Officeholder
|name=Dan Coats
|image=DanCoats.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Marsha Coats
|religion=Presbyterian
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Indiana
|terms=January 3, 1999 - January 3, 1999<br/>January 5, 2011 - Present
|preceded=[[Dan Quayle]]<br/>[[Evan Bayh]]
|former=n
|succeeded=Evan Bayh
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Indiana
|district=4th
|terms=January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989
|preceded=Dan Quayle
|former=n
|succeeded=Jill L. Long
}}
}}
'''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) currently serves as the junior [[United States Senator]] from [[Indiana]] and is a member of the [[Republican Party]]. He also served in the U.S. Senate from 1989 through 1999 before retiring. More recently, he was the United States Ambassador to [[Germany]] under the [[Bush administration]] from 2001 until 2005.
After serving in the [[U.S. Army]] from 1966 to 1968, Coats received a Bachelor's degree from [[Wheaton College]] in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from [[Indiana University]] School of Law in 1971.
After serving in the [[U.S. Army]] from 1966 to 1968, Coats received a Bachelor's degree from [[Wheaton College]] in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from [[Indiana University]] School of Law in 1971.
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.
Coats is a [[Pro-life]] Republican and was recently 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.
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.
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.coatsforindiana.com/ Campaign website]
*[http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/Coats_Daniel.htm Official Senate Website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/CoatsforIndiana Facebook page]
*[http://www.facebook.com/CoatsforIndiana Facebook page]
*[http://twitter.com/DanCoatsTwitter page]
*[http://twitter.com/DanCoatsTwitter Twitter page]
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