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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaCOATS, Daniel Ray
(1943—)
Senate Years of Service:
1989-1999
Party:
Republican
COATS, Daniel Ray, a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 16, 1943; attended the public schools; graduated from Jackson High School 1961; B.A., Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. 1965; J.D., Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis 1971; admitted to the Indiana bar in 1972 and commenced practice in Fort Wayne; served in the United States Army 1966-1968; district representative, United States Congressman J. Danforth Quayle 1976-1980; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1989); elected to the One Hundred First Congress but did not serve; appointed on December 12, 1988, to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the election of J. Danforth Quayle as Vice President, and took the oath of office on January 3, 1989; reelected by special election in 1990 to complete the remainder of the term ending January 3, 1993; reelected in 1992 to the term ending January 3, 1999; was not a candidate for reelection in 1998; special counsel, law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, MacPherson and Hand; became U.S. Ambassador to Federal Republic of Germany on August 15, 2001.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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