Former member of Congress · last served 114th Congress
Daniel Coats
Daniel Coats was a Republican U.S. senator from Indiana, first elected to Congress in 1981, who voted with most Republicans on 89% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 1 bill that became law (113th–114th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- NayOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- NayOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S.Res. 635 A resolution recognizing and commemorating the bicentennial of the State of Indiana.Dec 10, 2016 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7121; text as passed…
- S. 4 Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2016Nov 16, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 3294 Mandatory BRACC ActSep 7, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- S. 2998 Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2016May 26, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S.Res. 475 A resolution recognizing the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.May 25, 2016 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3163; text as passed…
Top bills sponsored
- S. 2206 (105th) Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998Became law
- S. 919 (104th) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996Became law
- S.J.Res. 83 (102nd) A joint resolution entitled "National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving".Became law
- S. 1471 (113th) Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries ActBecame law
- S. 1347 (104th) A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for the vessel CAPTAIN DARYL, and for…Passed a chamber
- S. 1348 (104th) A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for the vessel ALPHA TANGO, and for…Passed a chamber
- S. 1349 (104th) A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for the vessel OLD HAT, and for other…Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 346 (102nd) A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the capture on September 12, 1992, of the Peruvian communist and terrorist leader, Abimael Guzman…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Coats has won
Sen. Coats has won 5 U.S. House elections (1980–1988) and 3 U.S. Senate elections (1990, 1992, 2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.3 to 39.5 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Indiana done while Sen. Coats served?
2011 to 2016 in Indiana: typical household income was up 5% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.9 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 5.0 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Indiana during Coats’s time representing it (2011 to 2017). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Indiana’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
114th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 15 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 15 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 114th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.