Former U.S. Senator of Indiana speaks to IWU

Today, former Sen. and Ambassador to Germany Dan Coats, will be speaking to IWU students in the Student Commons at 1:15 p.m.

Coates is running for a U.S. Senate seat again this election. According to the Vice President of College Republicans Zac Aument (fr), Coates chose to speak to IWU because he believes that it is imperative for the college-age generation to know how important we are to our country’s future.

Prior to serving in the U.S. Senate, Coates attended WheatonCollege in Illinois. He then went on to receive his juris doctorate from the Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis in 1971.

He practiced law in Fort Wayne, Indiana for several years. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1989 until 1999, but did not seek reelection. On Aug. 15, 2001, Coates became a U.S. ambassador to Germany. He remained in that position until 2005. Coates is currently campaigning for reelection into the U.S. Senate. Aument said, “Dan Coates is a man who places God at the center of what he does.”

This is the reason that SGA will be hosting Coates as he speaks to the campus. The event is also co-sponsored by the College Republicans. Both hope that students will come to hear what he has to say.

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