Sanford Coats

Sanford Charles "Sandy" Coats (born 1971) is the former United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Early life and education Coats was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1971. His father, Andy Coats, served as mayor of Oklahoma City and was the Democratic Party's unsuccessful candidate in the 1980 Oklahoma Senate election.

Coats attended Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and received a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University in 1994. He then attended the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where his father served as dean beginning in 1996, and earned his Juris Doctor in 1998.

On September 30, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Coats to serve as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 24, 2009 and was sworn into office on December 30, 2009.