Sendak was involved with many local and national campaigns for
Republican candidates. In 1968, Sendak was elected
Indiana Attorney General, succeeding
Democrat John J. Dillon. Sendak served as Attorney General in the administration of Republican
Governors Edgar Whitcomb and
Otis Bowen. As Attorney General, Sendak advocated against revisions to the state's
criminal code and supported the use
capital punishment in Indiana. From 1977 to 1978, Sendak served as president of the
National Association of Attorneys General. Sendak was succeeded to the office of Attorney General by
Linley E. Pearson. ==Personal life and death==