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James Abdnor
	James Abdnor
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	United States Senator; from South Dakota
	In office; January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	George McGovern
Succeeded by	Tom Daschle
Administrator of the United States Small Business Administration
	In office; 1987 – 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	James C. Sanders
Succeeded by	Susan Engeleiter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's 2nd district
	In office; January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	James Abourezk
Succeeded by	Clint Roberts
30th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
	In office; 1969 – 1971
Governor	Frank Farrar
Preceded by	Lem Overpeck
Succeeded by	William Dougherty
Born	February 13, 1923 (age 86); Kennebec, South Dakota
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican

James Abdnor (born February 13, 1923, in Kennebec, South Dakota) is a politician from the state of South Dakota. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1945 where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during World War II and from 1957 to 1969 was a member of the South Dakota Senate.

He was the Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota in 1969 to 1971, and unsuccessfully sought the nomination for House of Representatives in 1970. In 1972 he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican.

He ran in the 1980 election against George McGovern for the United States Senate. Abdnor claimed McGovern was out of touch with the state and he defeated McGovern by a large margin. In 1986, after winning a bruising re-election primary campaign against then Governor Bill Janklow, Abdnor lost his Senate seat to Tom Daschle. He served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration from 1987 to 1989, and served in an advisory capacity for John Thune's successful campaign against Daschle in 2004. Thune had been a member of Senator Abdnor's staff.

[edit] References

James Abdnor at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by Lem Overpeck	Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 1969 – 1971	Succeeded by William Dougherty
Government offices
Preceded by James C. Sanders	Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration 1987 – 1989	Succeeded by Susan Engeleiter
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by James Abourezk	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's 2nd congressional district 1973 – 1981	Succeeded by Clint Roberts
United States Senate
Preceded by George McGovern	United States Senator (Class 3) from South Dakota 1981 – 1987 Served alongside: Larry Pressler	Succeeded by Tom Daschle

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