The Martin Olav Sabo Lecture Series is a forum for distinguished individuals to address the challenges of public service for our states and nation. The series honors the public service career of Congressman Martin Olav Sabo from Minnesotas Fifth Congressional District. Congressman Sabo inaugurated the series with a lecture about his own career and vision for public service on April 15, 2002.

Congressman Sabo recently announced his retirement from Congress after more than four decades of public service at both state and federal government levels. He served as a member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives for 18 years, including six years as Speaker of the House and four years as minority leader. Sabo has represented the city of Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1979.

Congressman Sabo has held major leadership roles, including serving as chair and ranking member of the House Budget Committee; he currently is the ranking member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, a member of the National Security Subcommittee of Appropriations, and a member of the Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations.

The Humphrey Institute's State and Local Policy Program inaugurated the Martin Olav Sabo Lecture Series in 2002 in celebration of its 10th anniversary. The State and Local Policy Program was founded to help policy leaders and average citizens understand how changes in the global economy, transportation, technology, and the workplace affect communities.

For more information about the Martin Olav Sabo Lecture Series, please contact Lee Munnich at (612) 625-7357.