Dan Coates was an mediocre Senator and I didn’t vote for him in the 2010 primary. Right now, Eric Holcomb, his current Chief of Staff, is a likely candidate. I don’t know how feasible he is, though.
There is plenty of time for the field of potentials to winnow out.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman needs to step up and claim the seat that should’ve been his in 2010.