Martin Olav Sabo
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Donald M. Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Keith Ellison |
| Chairman of the House Budget Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Leon Panetta |
| Succeeded by | John Kasich |
| 46th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
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In office 1973–1979 |
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| Preceded by | A.W. Dirlam |
| Succeeded by | Rod Searle |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
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In office 1961-1978 |
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February 28, 1938 Crosby, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 2016 (aged 78) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvia Ann Lee |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Augsburg College |
| Occupation | political assistant |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Martin Olav Sabo (February 28, 1938 – March 13, 2016) was an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and a United States Representative for Minnesota's fifth district, which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota.
Sabo was born in Crosby, North Dakota, to Norwegian immigrant parents. He received a B.A. from Augsburg College in Minneapolis in 1959, later pursuing graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1960 at the age of 22, later serving as minority leader (1969–72) and as the first Democrat to serve as house speaker (1973–78). During his tenure in the state house he served terms as president of the National Conference of State Legislatures and of the National Legislative Conference, and was a presidential appointee to the National Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
When eight-term incumbent and fellow DFLer Donald M. Fraser stepped down to run for the U.S. Senate, Sabo became the DFL candidate to succeed him in what had become the most reliably Democratic district in Minnesota (Fraser had defeated a 10-term Republican in 1962 and hadn't faced serious opposition since). He won easily in November 1978 and was reelected thirteen times without serious opposition, serving in the 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th, 108th and 109th congresses.
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