Biography:

Martin Olav Sabo was born in Crosby, N.D., and lives in Minneapolis. He received a bachelor's degree in history and a minor in political science from Augsburg College in 1959 and did graduate work in political science at the University of Minnesota in 1960.

He was a presidential appointee to the National Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. He served in the Minnesota House from 1960 to 1978, including one term as minority leader and five years as speaker. He was elected to the U.S. House in 1978.

Sabo and his wife, Sylvia, have two children.

Past Campaigns:

Martin Sabo was first elected to the U.S. House in 1978, defeating Republican Michael Till with 62 percent of the vote. He was re-elected to seven consecutive terms by wide margins, defeating Republican Raymond C. Gilbertson in 1990 with 73 percent of the vote and in 1992, he defeated Republican Stephen Moriarty with 69 percent of the vote.

He was re-elected in 1994 with 62 percent, defeating Republican Dorothy LeGrand. In 1996, he was re-elected with 64 percent of the vote against Republican Jack Uldrich. In 1998, Sabo defeated Republican Frank Taylor with 67 percent of the vote and again in 2000 with 69 percent.

In 2002, Sabo was re-elected with 67 percent of the vote. He faced political newcomer Republican Daniel Mathias in that race.

Sabo served nine terms in the state House before his election to Congress.

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