Marsha Coats, the wife of former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats, is stepping down as the state's committeewoman on the Republican National Committee.
The Indiana Republican Party said Wednesday in a statement that the state's next national committeewoman will be chosen in the "coming months."
In a letter to Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana Republican Party State Chairman Kyle Hupfer announcing her decision, Coats wrote, "It has been a great honor for me to serve as Indiana's National Committeewoman to the Republican National Committee for the past four years. I tried to represent the views of most Hoosier conservatives, and it made me happy and proud to do so." She added her "sincere thanks to then-Governor, now Vice President, Mike Pence for nominating me, and to the Central Committee for supporting me. Also, I thank Governor Holcomb whose team I gladly served."
The Indiana GOP did not say when Coats' resignation was effective, or her reason for stepping down. She has served in the role since 2013, after former Gov. Mike Pence nominated her.
Coats has been involved in Indiana politics since at least 1980, when her husband was elected to Congress. Dan Coats currently serves as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence.
Marsha Coats' counterpart, National Committeeman John Hammond III, continues to serve on the RNC.