Sinner, George Albert

George Albert Sinner was born May 29, 1928 in the city of Fargo ( North Dakota ), in the family of Albert Francis Sinner ( Albert Francis Sinner ) and Katherine Augusta Sinner, nee Wilde ( Katherine Augusta Sinner, née Wild ). George Albert was the youngest of four children. He attended a school in (North Dakota), and then at a preparatory school in ( Minnesota ). In 1950, he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy ^{[3] [4]} .

From April 1951 to August 1952, during the Korean War , Sinner served in the U.S. Air Force . He was part of the North Dakota Air National Guard ( born North Dakota Air National Guard ) and served in the ( born 178th Fighter Squadron ), stationed in Valdost ( Georgia ) and Adelanto ( California ) . In August 1951, George Albert Sinner married Elizabeth Jane Baute - their wedding took place in Valdosta, a few days before the squadron was transferred to California. Subsequently, they had ten children: Robert, George, Elizabeth, Martha, Paula, Mary Joe, James, Gerard, Joseph and Eric ^[3] .

After completing his military service, Sinner returned to North Dakota, where he and his father worked on a farm near Kasselton, and then created the Sinner Brothers and Bresnahan Farming Operation , which included himself, his brother Bill Sinner, and also their relative Ellery Bresnahan ^[3] .

In the years 1962-1966, Sinner was a ^[3] . In 1964, he became a candidate for the election of a member of the US House of Representatives from North Dakota, but lost to Republican candidate ^[3] .

Beginning in 1966, for seven years Sinner served on the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education , and in 1970 he became president of the committee. One of his accomplishments was the creation of a consortium of three universities located in Fargo, North Dakota, and Morehead, Minnesota , , Morehead University (now ), and . Within the framework of the developed program, students of these universities could attend the necessary courses in each of the three educational institutions ^[3] .

In 1982, Sinner was elected a member . In 1984, he won the primary elections from the Democratic Party , and in on November 6, 1984, he won more than 55% of the vote and defeated the Republican candidate - incumbent governor ^{[3] [ 5]} . At the end of his first term, Sinner again participated in the , which took place on November 8, 1988. Sinner won, gaining about 60% of the vote, and remained governor of the state for a second term, having worked in this position until December 1992 ^{[3] [6]} .

During his eight years as governor, Sinner reorganized the state government, which affected the Commission on Economic Development to a large extent. At the same time, the implementation of economic reforms was complicated by the financial crisis that arose due to the most severe drought since the 1930s. As a governor, Sinner also took an active part in the activities of the National Association of Governors - in particular, he chaired its committee on agriculture and rural development ^[3] . In 1991, Sinner decided not to run for a third term; in particular, this was due to a deteriorating state of health (in 1991 he underwent heart bypass surgery ) ^[7] .

After the end of his gubernatorial powers, George Albert Sinner served as vice president (public relations and government) of Crystal Sugar Company , located in Morehead (Minnesota) ^[3] . He died on March 9, 2018 in Fargo, North Dakota. ^[8] Buried in St. Leo's Cemetery in Kasselton (North Dakota) ^[9] .

• Governor George Albert Sinner , National Governors Association - www.nga.org
• North Dakota Governors - George A. Sinner , State Historical Society of North Dakota - history.nd.gov