{"product_id":"martin-sabo-the-making-of-the-modern-legislature-paperback","title":"Martin Sabo: The Making of the Modern Legislature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLori Sturdevant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUS Congressman Martin Sabo's early work in Minnesota state government set the mold for how state legislatures across the country have operated since, and continues to wield influence today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnown best as the former US Representative of Minnesota's Fifth District, with twenty-eight years of service including leadership roles on key committees, Martin Sabo also made significant contributions to American political life earlier in his career, while serving in the Minnesota state legislature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMinnesota has long been acknowledged as the state that works. Its government has been celebrated, if occasionally contested, and has been emulated by other states for decades. But today's modern, professional state legislature was not inevitable. In the late 1960s-early 1970s Minnesota took a giant step toward a state government that fairly represents all the state's regions and populations, one that\u003cbr\u003eoperates in public view. It was a government that shouldered increased responsibility for the education and well-being of its citizens. And it served as an operational model for legislatures around the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the center of those changes was a modest young man from tiny Alkabo, North Dakota, Martin Olav Sabo. Sabo demonstrated an understanding of representative democracy and a quality of leadership that made him a highly effective catalyst for positive\u003cbr\u003echange. He spent his entire adult life in public service, but it was during his years as DFL minority leader and as speaker of the Minnesota House that he did his most transformative and enduring work--remaking legislatures for the better. In \u003ci\u003eMartin Sabo\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winner author Lori Sturdevant transports readers to the farm and the city, to the campaign trail and the capitol, and to the rooms where so many things happened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnhancing Sabo's rich legacy, this volume focuses attention on his early career and the systemic, foundational contributions to governance his efforts accomplished. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLori Sturdevant\u003c\/b\u003e reported on state and local politics during a forty-three-year career at the \u003ci\u003eMinnesota Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. The author or editor of thirteen books, she is a three-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award. She lives in St. Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49246436524184,"sku":"9781681343259","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/uLqlzY-NUV9781681343259.webp?v=1781482457","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/martin-sabo-the-making-of-the-modern-legislature-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}