{{Short description|American politician}} '''Mike Coan''' is an American politician from the state of Georgia. He is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Coan graduated from South Gwinnett High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/403475847/?terms=%22mike%20coan%22&match=1 |title=16 Feb 1996, 261 - The Atlanta Constitution at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1996-02-16 |accessdate=2022-05-23}}</ref> He was elected to the Georgia House in 1996, after defeating incumbent Vinson Wall,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/403279538/?terms=%22mike%20coan%22%20%22vinson%20wall%22&match=1 |title=11 Jul 1996, 76 - The Atlanta Constitution at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1996-07-11 |accessdate=2022-05-23}}</ref> and resigned in 2010 after Governor Sonny Perdue named him the administrator of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/coan-steps-down-from-state-house/article_7c5fafb0-16fa-5a82-87a7-6c46ab655f0a.html | title=Coan steps down from state House }}</ref> In 2022, Coan ran for the Republican nomination for Georgia Labor Commissioner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.earlycountynews.com/articles/republican-mike-coan-announces-candidacy-for-labor-commissioner/ |title=Republican Mike Coan announces candidacy for Labor Commissioner |publisher=Early County News |date=2022-03-15 |accessdate=2022-05-23}}</ref> He lost the primary election to Bruce Thompson.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/thompson-leads-gop-dems-angle-for-runoff-in-labor-commissioner-race/4YVAEFXAL5B6XGIU3IJAIJEMLU/ | title=Thompson secures GOP nod, Dems head to runoff in labor commissioner race | newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | last1=Kanell | first1=Michael E. }}</ref>
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{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ga-hs}} {{s-bef|before=Vinson Wall}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives<br>from the 82nd district|years=1997–2003}} {{s-aft|after=Gail Buckner}} |- {{s-bef|before=Stephanie Stuckey}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives<br>from the 67th district, Post 1|years=2003–2005}} {{s-aft|after=Bill Hembree}} |- {{s-bef|before=Bob Lane}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives<br>from the 101st district|years=2005–2010}} {{s-aft|after=Buzz Brockway}} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coan, Mike}} Category:Living people Category:People from Gwinnett County, Georgia Category:Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly