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On February 10, 2010, Coats confirmed that he would return to Indiana to run for the seat held by incumbent Evan Bayh in the 2010 United States Senate election. [52] [53] Bayh had made no previous announcements and was fully expected to run for another term, but after Coats announced his candidacy, Bayh announced his retirement on February 15, 2010. On May 4, 2010, Coats won the Republican primary over State Senator Marlin Stutzman and former U.S. Representative John Hostettler. [54] [55] U.S. Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Receives Big Brothers Big Sisters' Highest National Honor". PR Newswire. June 12, 2012 . Retrieved August 13, 2014. With Sen. Dan Coats' Retirement, One More Gone From The Old School". NPR.org. March 25, 2015 . Retrieved February 13, 2018. Bill Summary & Status - 103rd Congress (1993 - 1994) - S.AMDT.1152". Congress.gov. November 17, 1993.
Cillizza, Chris (May 4, 2010). "Coats, Fisher win; NC-Senate to runoff". Washington Post . Retrieved May 9, 2010. From August 15, 2001, to February 28, 2005, Coats was United States ambassador to Germany. [12] [13] As ambassador during the lead-up to the Iraq War, he unsuccessfully pressured the Government of Germany led by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder not to oppose the war, threatening worsened U.S. relations with Germany. [14] As Ambassador he also played a critical role in establishing robust relations with then opposition leader Angela Merkel, who approved the Iraq war, and in the construction of a new United States Embassy in the heart of Berlin next to the Brandenburg Gate. [15] a b Steve Holland, Jeff Mason (July 28, 2019). "Ratcliffe tapped to replace Coats as U.S. spy chief". www.reuters.com. He served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1966 to 1968. He also served as assistant vice president of a Fort Wayne life insurance company. Mak, Tim (January 29, 2019). "Spy Boss Coats Warns That Russia, Others Plot New Interference Techniques For 2020". NPR . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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When Quayle resigned from the Senate after being elected Vice President of the United States in 1988, Coats, who had just been elected to a fifth term in the House, was appointed to Quayle's former seat. He subsequently won a special election in 1990 for the balance of Quayle's second term, and was elected to a full term in 1992. Coats declined to run for a second full term in 1998. He served in the Senate until January 1999, at which time he was succeeded by Evan Bayh. Coats announced on February 3, 2010, he would run [9] for his old Senate seat; and on February 16, 2010, Bayh announced his intention to retire. [10] Coats went on to win the seat. In March 2015, he announced that he would not run for reelection in 2016. He served on the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. [11] Between U.S. Senate tenures edit Official portrait of Senator Coats, 2011 From 1976 to 1980, Coats worked for then-Congressman Dan Quayle, a Republican from Indiana's 4th congressional district, as Quayle's district representative. When Quayle decided to challenge three-term Democratic incumbent Birch Bayh in the 1980 U.S. Senate election, Coats ran for and won Quayle's seat in the U.S. House. He was reelected four times from this Fort Wayne-based district, usually without serious difficulty. During testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee in January 2019, Coats said that Iran "continues to sponsor terrorism". [44] According to Coats, "Iran's regional ambitions and improved military capabilities almost certainly will threaten US interests in the coming year." [45] Palestine edit
Ryan Elijah (February 10, 2010). "Dan Coats Confirms Bid for U.S. Senate". Indiana's NewsCenter. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010 . Retrieved February 10, 2010.
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He received the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America's Charles G. Berwind Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. [62]
Most Lawmakers Support Clinton's Military Strikes". CNN. August 20, 1998 . Retrieved July 10, 2023.Intel chiefs warn of Russia-China alliance as threats grow more complex". CBS News. January 29, 2019. Former Israeli generals warn against US bill slashing funds to PA". The Times of Israel. June 23, 2017.
Flynn, Bridget (March 23, 2010). "Dan Coats outlines his priorities". Herald Argus. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012 . Retrieved April 1, 2010. Pear, Robert (June 26, 1998). "The Supreme Court: The Opinion -- Justices, 6-3, Bar Veto Of Line Items In Bills; See H.I.V. As Disability; Spending At Issue". The New York Times. Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences". PolitiFact. January 31, 2019. Fischer, Jordan; Heinz, Katie (September 9, 2015). "Sen. Coats: Iran nuclear deal "fatally flawed" ". WRTV Indianapolis . Retrieved January 1, 2023.Matt Smith (February 28, 2017). "Former Sen. Dan Coats to face questions during nomination hearing for director of national intelligence". Fox59 . Retrieved March 10, 2017. He is married to Marsha Coats, Indiana's woman representative to the Republican National Committee. [61] a b "Donald Trump names Dan Coats national intelligence director". BBC News. January 7, 2017 . Retrieved January 1, 2023. In 2005, Coats drew attention when he was chosen by President George W. Bush to shepherd Harriet Miers's failed nomination to the Supreme Court through the Senate. Echoing Senator Roman Hruska's famous 1970 speech in defense of Harrold Carswell, Coats said to CNN regarding the nomination: "If [being a] great intellectual powerhouse is a qualification to be a member of the court and represent the American people and the wishes of the American people and to interpret the Constitution, then I think we have a court so skewed on the intellectual side that we may not be getting representation of America as a whole." [16] Coats is described as a "die-hard Chicago Cubs fan". He and Marsha Coats went to a Cubs game the day after their wedding. [63] See also edit
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