Congressional Directory for the 106th Congress (1999-2000), October 2000.
[Pages 143-144]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    BRUCE F. VENTO, Democrat-Farmer-Labor, of St. Paul, MN; born in St. 
Paul, October 7, 1940; graduated, Johnson High School, St. Paul, 1958; 
A.A., University of Minnesota, 1961; B.S., with honors, Wisconsin State 
University, 1965; graduate work, University of Minnesota; teacher; 
served in Minnesota House of Representatives, 1971-76, assistant 
majority leader and committee chairman; chairman of the Ramsey County 
Delegation; vice-chairman of the Judiciary Committee; chairman of the 
General Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee; member of 
Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party; awards/recognition from: National 
Council of Senior Citizens, National Audubon Society, National Taxpayers 
Union, Izaak Walton League, National Parks and Conservation Association, 
National Parks and Recreation Association, Sierra Club, Minnesota 
Federation for the Blind, St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, 
National Alliance to End Homelessness, YMCA-Youth in Government; 
activities include Minnesota Education Council, Commission on 
Minnesota's Future, Merrick Day Activity Center Board of Retarded, 
Target Area ``C'' Advisory Council poverty program, Phalen Area 
Community Council, YMCA; member, Presentation Church; three sons: 
Michael, Peter, and John; committees: Banking and Financial Services, 
Resources; ranking member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and 
Consumer Credit; subcommittees: Housing and Community Development; 
National Parks, Forests and Lands; Fisheries; elected to the 95th 
Congress, November 2, 1976; reelected to each succeeding Congress.


                  Office Listings

                       http://www.house.gov/vento

2413 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-6631
 20515-2304............................................
  Administrative Assistant.--Lawrence Romans.              FAX: 225-1968
  Appointment Secretary.--Leigh Warren.
Room 727, 175 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101....   (612) 224-4503
  District Director.--John Van Hecke.
  Appointment Secretary.--Linda Wason.


Counties: Dakota and Ramsey. Population (1990), 546,887.
ZIP Codes: 55075, 55101, 55112-14, 55116-18, 55120, 55126-27, 55418

                             FIFTH DISTRICT

    MARTIN OLAV SABO, Democrat-Farmer-Labor, of Minneapolis, MN; born in 
Crosby, ND, February 28, 1938; graduated Alkabo High School, ND, 1955; 
B.A., Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, 1959; graduate studies, 
University of Minnesota, 1960; served in the Minnesota House of 
Representatives, 1961-78; served as house Democrat-Farmer-Labor minority 
leader, 1969-73; Speaker of the House, 1973-78; presidential appointee 
to the National Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; 
president, National Conference of State Legislatures;

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president, National Legislative Conference; chairman, Intergovernmental 
Relations Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures; 
Nuclear Test Ban Leadership Award, 1992; Arms Control Leadership Award, 
1988; Endowment for Leadership in Community and Public Service, 
established in his name, 1994; Distinguished Service Award from the 
Committee on Education Funding, 1994; inducted into the Scandinavian 
American Hall of Fame, October 12, 1994; honorary lifetime member, 
Hospital and Nursing Home Employees Union, Local No. 113, SEIU AFL-CIO; 
Minneapolis Jaycees Man of the Year Award, 1973-74; Augsburg College 
Distinguished Alumnus Citation; Lloyd M. Short Merit Award of the 
Minnesota Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration; 
committees: Appropriations; Standards of Official Conduct; 
subcommittees: Defense; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs; ranking member, Transportation; Democratic Policy 
Committee; married the former Sylvia Lee, 1963; two children: Karin and 
Julie; elected to the 96th Congress, November 7, 1978; reelected to each 
succeeding Congress.

                  Office Listings

         http://www.house.gov/sabo    [email protected]

2336 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-4755
 20515-2305............................................
  Chief of Staff.--Michael Erlandson.
  Press Secretary.--Bethany Young.
  Office Manager.--Bonnie Gottwald.
286 Commerce at the Crossings, 250 Second Avenue South,   (612) 664-8000
 Minneapolis, MN 55401.................................


County: Hennepin County (part); cities of Crystal, Edina (part), Ft. 
        Snelling, Minneapolis, New Hope, Richfield, Robbinsdale, 
        Population (1990), 546,887.
ZIP Codes: 55401-19, 55422-24, 55426-30, 55435-36, 55450 (part), 55454-
        55, 55487