US Congressman. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (affiliated with the Democratic Party), he served in this position from Minnesota's 5th district for 14 consecutive terms, from January 1979 until January 2007. The son of Norwegian immigrant parents, he graduated in 1951 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The following year, he entered politics when he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives, serving as minority leader from 1969 until 1972 and as house speaker from 1973 until 1978. In 1978 he ran for, and was elected to the US House of Representatives and was re-elected for 13 additional terms. During his time in Congress, he chaired the House Budget Committee from 1993 until 1994, during which time the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act was passed. Additionally, he served on the House Appropriations Committee and was the ranking member of the committee's Homeland Security subcommittee. In March 2006 he decided not to run for another term and was succeeded by Keith Ellison. After leaving Congress, he became co-chairman of the National Transportation Policy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington DC. He died at the age of 78. In 2007 the Midtown Greenway Bridge in Minneapolis was renamed the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge in his honor.
US Congressman. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (affiliated with the Democratic Party), he served in this position from Minnesota's 5th district for 14 consecutive terms, from January 1979 until January 2007. The son of Norwegian immigrant parents, he graduated in 1951 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The following year, he entered politics when he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives, serving as minority leader from 1969 until 1972 and as house speaker from 1973 until 1978. In 1978 he ran for, and was elected to the US House of Representatives and was re-elected for 13 additional terms. During his time in Congress, he chaired the House Budget Committee from 1993 until 1994, during which time the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act was passed. Additionally, he served on the House Appropriations Committee and was the ranking member of the committee's Homeland Security subcommittee. In March 2006 he decided not to run for another term and was succeeded by Keith Ellison. After leaving Congress, he became co-chairman of the National Transportation Policy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington DC. He died at the age of 78. In 2007 the Midtown Greenway Bridge in Minneapolis was renamed the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge in his honor.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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