And now this important announcement...

Posted at 4:17 PM on March 23, 2006 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)

Someone is not running for Martin Sabo's seat.

Statement from Julie Sabo

I will not be a candidate for the United States House of Representatives. While it is an honor to be included in the list of people who are considered to follow in the footsteps of my father, Martin Sabo, this is simply not the right time for me to take this on.

I have had the great privilege of serving the Minnesota State Senate and as a Minneapolis public school teacher. I greatly enjoy my role as mother to Jakob and Oskar.

And I must say that I am very proud to be the daughter of Martin Sabo. His decades of service to the people of Minnesota are an inspiration to anyone who values the life we enjoy in Minnesota and in the United States of America. He is genuinely a hero to me.

Furthermore, we are fortunate to have an excellent candidate who, I believe, will be Minnesota’s next great progressive Congressman.
In urge my fellow 5th District DFLers to support Mike Erlandson for the DFL Endorsement.

Mike is the strongest candidate because he will bring to the office a 20 year record of supporting DFL values in the United States House of Representatives.

As Chair of the Minnesota DFL and as my father’s Chief of Staff for the past 13 years, Mike has demonstrated his values and his effectiveness.

Mike is committed to the things we value in our government –honesty, integrity, fiscal responsibility, and protecting our basic rights and opportunities – The very values that are being systematically attacked and undermined every day by the Bush Administration and Republicans in Congress.

And he has the skills, knowledge and relationships to do something about them immediately.

I will be on that convention floor working to earn the DFL endorsement for Mike Erlandson.

Comments (1)

With all due respect to Julie Sabo, she is just saying what any respectful daughter should say about her father. Unfortunately, Mr. Sabo has been asleep on his featherbedded job these last few years. As for Mike Erlandson being the "next great progressive congressman," I don't beleive he is up to being the next congressman much less "great" or "progressive." The person who fits that description and who has been given no credit whatsoever by the media is Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. The March 7th precinct caucuses were Mr. Sabo's New Hampshire and Nelson-Pallmeyer his Eugene McCarthy. In fact, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is an unrecognized McCarthy and the only candidate in the 5th District who can fill the "next great progressive congressman" discription. Check out his web site; BackJack2006.0rg

Posted by John Fredell | March 23, 2006 5:49 PM

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