U.S. Senate
When Quayle resigned from the Senate after being elected Vice President of the United States in 1988, Coats was appointed to Quayle’s former seat. Coats served in the Senate until January 1999, when Evan Bayh became the new Senator. When Bayh retired, Coats ran for his old seat and won in 2010.
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