What is James Abourezk?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = James Abourezk |image = Jim Abourezk.jpg |caption = Abourezk in 1977 |office = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs|Senate Indian Affairs Committee]] |term_start = January 3, 1977 |term_end = January 3, 1979 |predecessor = [[Joseph C. O'Mahoney]] (1947) |successor = [[John Melcher]] |jr/sr1 = United States Senator |state1 = [[South Dakota]] |term_start1 = January 3, 1973 |term_end1 = January 3, 1979 |predecessor1 = [[Karl E. Mundt]] |successor1 = [[Larry Pressler]] |state2 = [[South Dakota]] |district2 = {{ushr|SD|2|2nd}} |term_start2 = January 3, 1971 |term_end2 = January 3, 1973 |predecessor2 = [[Ellis Yarnal Berry]] |successor2 = [[James Abdnor]] |birth_name = James George Abourezk |birth_date = {{birth date|1931|2|24}} |birth_place = [[Wood, South Dakota]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2023|2|24|1931|2|24}} |death_place = [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]], U.S. |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |education = [[South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[University of South Dakota]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |branch = [[United States Navy]] |serviceyears = 1948–1952 |battles = [[Korean War]] }} '''James George Abourezk''' (February 24, 1931 – February 24, 2023) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. He is a former [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]] and [[United States Senator]]. He was the first [[Greek Orthodox]] Christian of [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]]-[[Antioch]]ite descent to serve in the United States Senate. He represented [[South Dakota]] in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] from 1973 until 1979.<ref>{{cite book| last = Hall| first = Loretta| title = Arab American Biography| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=miwOAQAAMAAJ| year = 1999| publisher = U.X.L.| isbn = 978-0-7876-2954-0 }}</ref> Abou