Dan Coats 2010 Election

Dan Coats Return to the Senate 

Dan Coats returned to the senate in 2010 after he had served in both the house and senate in the 1990's. Coats had retired from politics after his first full term as senator but returned to the senate saying he had some business he'd left unfinished. During his bid for his old seat back The Washington post wrote an article displaying Coats success during the Indiana primary stating that "Former senator Dan Coats triumphed in Indiana's Republican Senate primary..... beating out two candidates who had sought to upend the longtime legislator." Coats defeated Marlin Stutzman and John Hostetter during the primary. Coats lead with 39 percent of the votes with Stutzman claiming 30 percent and Hostetter mustering up 22 percent. The Washington Post With the primary out of the way Coats was to face Brad Ellsworth. Ellsworth had been in the House since 2006. Coats defeated Ellsworth with a victory margin of 58 percent to 39 percent. The New York Times

Whats Ahead for Senator Dan Coats

Coats will be up for reelection in 2016. Though the question if he is going to run is still up for debate, Dan Coats is still regarded as a safe candidate for the 2016 senatorial elections. An Indiana newspaper, the IndyStar, states that though "Coats has not officially announced that he will seek re-election....Sen. Dan Coats seems headed to a free ride to his party's nomination in 2016."IndyStar

If Coats does seek re-election in 2016 he should not have to face Tea Party challengers in 2016 "nor that a Democrat would have good odds at unseating him, even in a presidential election cycle."Smart Politics There are no official reports for who will could be challenging Coats but republicans are keeping their eyes on democrat Evan Bayh. Evan Bayh is a former senator and governor who seems to be getting overly excited about the 2016 senate race. The Courier Press

Even if Bayh runs Coats has an upper hand in the race as Indiana is red state that almost always tends to vote republican. As seen when the state voted for Romney in the 2012 presidential election 270 to Win. 

Campaign Finance Status 

All Data is collected from or prior to 2014. Coats has yet to hold any fundraising events in 2015. All data reported was collected from Open Secrets. 

Cycle Fundraising, 2013- 2014, Campaign 

Raised:	$6,250,908
Spent:	$5,256,381
Cash on Hand:	$937,475
Debts:	$0
Last Report:	Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Cycle Source of Funds, 2013-2014, Campaign Cmte only

	Individual Contributions   - Small Individual Contributions  - Large Individual Contributions	$3,717,694 $285,789 (5%) $3,431,904 (55%)	(59%)
	PAC Contributions	$2,048,694	(33%)
	Candidate self-financing	$82,050	(1%)
	Other	$402,470	(6%)

Fundraising Events

Kinloch Golf Outing

Held on June 14th and April 26th of 2013

Located at Kinloch Golf Club

Beneficiaries: COATS PAC

Lunch at Johnny's Half Shell on June 14th and May 24th 2012 

Beneficiaries: COATS PAC

More of Dan Coats fundraising events and the contributions that were made can be found on the Open Secrets website. 

Major Issues Going into the Election of 2016

- Voted for the Keystone Pipeline and voted to override Obama's veto of the bill.

- Dan does not approve of the current Iran deals that the Obama administration has been making, he inquires that there will be 'grave consequences' to these deals.  

- Coats biggest issue with the government is the way we spend money and the increased debt we get ourselves into. Coats new hopes is to speak weekly on programs/ activities that are wasteful and could be cut. Coats is on the Finance Committee in the Senate. 

- On February 25th, 2015 Coats along with other senate supporters re-proposed a bill that rewards anyone for information that leads to the capture or killing of ISIL members that had a part in the death of four Americans. 

- Dan is a main supporter for almost any economic growth projects.

- Indiana is an agricultural state. Most agricultural legislation will most likely have Coats as a supporter.  

Dan Coats legislation, bills, and sponsorship can be found on his United States Senate page. United States Senator