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Ellis James Abdnor (February 13, 1923 – May 16, 2012) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. He was also the 15th Administrator of the Small Business Administration under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
May 16, 2012 · May 16, 2012. James Abdnor, a South Dakota Republican farmer who liked to say that he got off his tractor and went to Washington, where he served four terms in Congress and one in the Senate...
Jun 11, 2012 · James Abdnor, 1923-2012. By Joseph Bottum. June 11, 2012 4:00 am. . W hen he died on May 16, the New York Times miscaptioned the photograph it ran with his obituary. And then misspelled his...
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James Abdnor, a Republican congressman from South Dakota who unseated onetime Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern from the U.S. Senate in 1980, died May 16 at a hospice in Sioux...
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May 17, 2012 · Former U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor gained fame nationally as the South Dakota Republican who ousted George McGovern from the Senate, but he was known in his home state as the...
May 17, 2012 · James Abdnor, a South Dakota Republican farmer who liked to say that he got off his tractor and went to Washington, where he served four terms in Congress and one in the Senate after defeating...
Contents. James Abdnor. United States senator. Learn about this topic in these articles: Thune. In John Thune. Jim Abdnor, who sparked his interest in politics. After earning a bachelor’s degree (1983) at Biola University, he studied business administration (M.B.A., 1984) at the University of South Dakota.