Dan Coats

GOP Candidate's Past Could Rock Key Race

AP | JERI CLAUSING | Posted 05.14.2012

Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, wil...

Kerrey Seeks To Join Comeback Senators

AP | By DONNA CASSATA and MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 03.12.2012

WASHINGTON -- Call `em the comeback crew. Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana and Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey served years in the...

Sharon Silke Carty

Dan Coats: Hurry Up, DOE, And Approve Those Loans

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 03.09.2012

An Indiana senator who last fall became one of the most vocal critics of the government's automaker advanced tech loan program -- calling it a process...

Senator Demands Investigation Of NBC's Pledge Of Allegiance Omission

The Huffington Post | Emily Katz | Posted 08.22.2011

Senator Dan Coats isn't satisfied with NBC's apology for omitting "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance during the U.S. Open. Despite the netwo...

Paul Blumenthal

Fresh Ways To Donate: GOP Frosh Form PACs

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 08.20.2011

Keeping Republican Ideas Strong Timely And Inventive. Reinventing A New Direction. Protecting Our Republican Team. American Liberty And Nation. Grassr...

Dan Coats, Senator-Turned-Lobbyist, Headed Back To Senate With Business Victories

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

As part of the Republican wave in this year's midterm elections, Mr. Coats will join the Senate again and is seeking a coveted spot on the Finance Com...

Lucia Graves

Nice Timing: New York Times Investigation Of GOP Drops After Elections

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- One week after Rep. Brad Ellsworth went down to defeat in the race against Dan Coats to fill the seat of retiring Senator Evan Bayh (D-I...

Amanda Terkel

Incoming GOP Senator Embraces Filibuster Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Indiana's Senator-elect Dan Coats is endorsing filibuster reform, becoming one of the few Republicans to back a legislative proposal to ...

Indiana Election Results: Dan Coats Defeats Brad Ellsworth In 2010 Senate Race

AP | DEANNA MARTIN | Posted 05.25.2011

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Dan Coats will return to the U.S. Senate from Indiana after leaving the chamber a decade ago to work as a lobbyist. C...

Dan Coats Defeats Brad Ellsworth In Indiana Senate Race

AP | DEANNA MARTIN | Posted 05.25.2011

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Dan Coats will return to the U.S. Senate from Indiana after leaving the chamber a decade ago to work as a lobbyist. C...

The Strangest Campaign Gifts of 2010

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Carl Pope

BP, one might think, would be a pretty toxic political donor along the Gulf Coast. But that didn't prevent Democratic Senate candidate Charlie Melancon from accepting $1,000 from his state's public enemy number one.

IN-Sen: 53% Coats (R), 35% Ellsworth (D) (EPIC-MRA 10/19-21)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

EPIC-MRA for WISH-TV 10/19-21/10; 500 likely voters, 4.5% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews WISH-TV story Indiana 2010 Senate 53% Coat...

IN-Sen: 52% Coats (R), 34% Ellsworth (D) (Rasmussen 10/20-21)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

Rasmussen 10/20-21/10; 500 likely voters, 4.5% margin of error Mode: Automated phone Rasmussen release Indiana 2010 Senate 52% Coats (R), 34% Ellswo...

IN-Sen: 51% Coats (R), 33% Ellsworth (D) (EPIC-MRA 9/29-10/1)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

EPIC-MRA for WISH-TV 9/29-10/1/10; 500 likely voters, 4.4% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews (Fox 59 article) Indiana 2010 Senate 51% ...

Political Ads Of The Week: July 30, 2010

The Huffington Post | Jeremy Binckes | Posted 05.25.2011

The gloves came off in the political ad spectrum this week (that is, if they were ever on to begin with). Sharron Angle blamed Sen. Harry Reid (D- N...

Tea Party Midterm Update

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

Tea Party candidates suffered defeats in yesterday's primaries in Indiana, Ohio, and North Carolina, but are enjoying varying degrees of success in Florida, Kentucky, and Utah. It's going to be an interesting election season to watch.

Dan Coats: Indiana Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- Voters in North Carolina and Ohio kept their incumbents and those in Indiana turned to an old Capitol Hill hand -- Republican Dan C...

NRA Favorites in Indiana Facing Defeats? Plus Update

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Helmke

The NRA seems to have taken an "anybody but Dan Coats" approach to the Republican U.S. Senate primary for the open seat being vacated by Evan Bayh.

Will the Tea Party's Legacy Be to Split GOP Tickets Straight into Defeat?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Ostroy

In a year when Democrats are supposed to be shaking in their boots over the GOP Bogeyman's big gains in November that'll sweep them back into power, it is the Tea Party that Democrats may soon be thanking.

GOP Comeback Stories: Republican Has-Beens Find Hope In New Political Environment

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Republicans once saddled with the burden of President George W. Bush's unpopularity are now experiencing a boon from another strugg...

Dems Accuse Indiana Senate Candidate Dan Coats Of Hiding 'Critical Information' About Lobbying Past

Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) - Indiana Democratic Party chairman Dan Parker demanded Tuesday that Dan Coats release details of his previous lobbying work, saying the Republic...

Indiana Senate: 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Indiana Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+INSen@gmail.com if you know someone who should...

Bayh Senate Seat: Indiana Democrats Have 'No Obvious Replacement'

AP | RICK CALLAHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Democrats stunned by Sen. Evan Bayh's decision not to seek a third term face the daunting task of finding a candidate for...

Dan Coats Secures Signatures To Qualify For Primary Ballot In Indiana

CQ Politics | Greg Giroux | Posted 05.25.2011

The Senate campaign of former Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) says that it has secured the necessary signatures to qualify for the May 4 primary ballot....

The Guy Wants Out: Bye-Bye, Bayh!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Rick Horowitz

"That's nice. Very nice to meet you, Mitch. I -- anyway, the reason I'm calling is because we've been getting complaints. From the other tenants."