James Abdnor
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About
Republican Senator from the state of South Dakota from 1981 to 1987.
Before Fame
He served in the United States Army during World War II and then graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1945.
Trivia
He narrowly lost his Senate seat to then-Representative Tom Daschle, who would later become the US Senate Majority Leader.
Family Life
His father was named Samuel and his mother was named Mary and he was a second-generation Lebanese-American.
Associated With
He ran in the 1980 election against George McGovern for the United States Senate and beat him.
