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|name= Steve Sarvi
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|nominee=U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 2nd District
|incumbent= [[John Kline (politician)|John Kline]]
|opponent=[[John Kline (politician)|John Kline]] (R)
|election_date=November 4, 2008
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|party= [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]]
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1965|01|30}}
|birth_place= [[East St. Louis, Illinois]]
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|alma_mater=[[University of Minnesota]]
|occupation= [[soldier]], [[mayor]], city administrator
|residence=[[Watertown, Minnesota]]
|spouse= Barbara
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[[Iraq War]] veteran, '''Stephen Todd 'Steve' Sarvi''' is a [[Democratic Farmer Labor Party]] candidate for [[U.S. Congress]], in {{ushr|Minnesota|2}}.<ref name=announcement>{{cite web| title =Iraq war vet to challenge Kline in Minnesota's 2nd District| publisher =Minnesota Public Radio| date =2007-10-04| url =http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/10/04/sarvi/| accessdate = 2007-10-05}}</ref>
 
==Civic leadership==
His experience includes working as city administrator in [[Lanesboro, Minnesota|Lanesboro]], [[Victoria, Minnesota|Victoria]], and [[Watertown, Minnesota|Watertown]]. He was elected to mayor of Watertown in 2000, 2002, and 2004. During this time he served on the Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition, the Minnesota State Fire Fighters Training Board, Watertown Chamber of Commerce, League of Minnesota Cities Improving Local Economies Committee, Southeast Minnesota Initiative Fund, and the Council on Collaboration. He also served several years on the Lanesboro Fire Department/Ambulance Service as a Firefighter and [[Emergency medical technician|EMT-B]].<ref name=about>{{cite web| title =Steve Sarvi has dedicated his life to serving his country and Minnesota| publisher = Sarvi for Congress| url =http://www.stevesarvi.org/about| accessdate = 2007-10-05}}</ref>
 
==Military service==
At the age of 17, Sarvi enlisted in the Army Reserves and served as an infantryman. When attending the [[University of Minnesota]], Steve enrolled in [[ROTC]] and switched from the Reserves to the [[Minnesota National Guard]]. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and served as a platoon leader for a tank company based in [[Chisholm, Minnesota]]. In 1985, he graduated from the [[United States Army Airborne School|US Army Airborne School]] and in 1987, after graduating from the University of Minnesota with a bachelors degree in Political Science and minor in Humanities, he joined the Active Army with a Regular Army commission.
 
At the Armor Officers Basic Course at [[Fort Knox, Kentucky]], he graduated in the top 3 of the class. Then he served with the [[4th Infantry Division]] at [[Fort Carson, Colorado]] as a tank platoon leader, company executive officer, and Assistant Operations Officer for the 3rd Battalion 68th Armored Regiment. In 1992 he left the Army at the rank of Captain. Sarvi joined the [[Minnesota Army National Guard]] in 1999 as a Sergeant and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, stationed at [[West St. Paul, Minnesota|West St. Paul]]. Following [[9/11]] his unit was called upon to provide security at the [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport]]. Then, in 2003, he was deployed to [[Kosovo]] to provide security on the border between Kosovo and the [[Republic of Macedonia]].<ref name=about/>
 
In 2005, he resigned his mayorship to serve in the [[Minnesota National Guard]] in [[Iraq]]. As Infantry Platoon Sergeant, Sarvi volunteered to serve in the [[34th Infantry Division (United States)|34th Infantry Division]] which served sixteen months in southern Iraq as part of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
 
==2008 U.S. Representative campaign==
▲{{main|United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2008#District 2}}
On [[October 4]], [[2007]], Sarvi announced he would challenge [[John Kline (politician)|John Kline]] for [[Minnesota's 2nd congressional district]] seat. He believes that a change in U.S. policy in [[Iraq]] is needed.<ref name=announcement/> Although the district leans Republican with a [[CPVI]] of '''R+3''',<ref name=cpvi>{{cite web|title =Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?|publisher =The Campaign Legal Center|url =http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html|accessdate = 2007-03-30}}</ref> Kline's unwavering support for [[George W. Bush|Bush]] and the [[Iraq War]] may make him vulnerable to a challenger in 2008.<ref>{{cite web| title =Rep. Kline agrees with Iraq assessment| publisher =Minnesota Public Radio| date =2007-09-11| url =http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/09/11/kline_iraq/| accessdate = 2007-09-18}}</ref><ref>[http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=16&a=315528] ''Post Bulletin''</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Sarvi lives in Watertown, in [[Carver County, Minnesota|Carver County]], is married, and has three school-aged children.<ref name=about/>
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.stevesarvi.org/ Steve Sarvi for U.S. Congress] ''official campaign website''
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*[http://opensecrets.org/races/summary.asp?ID=MN02&Cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] at [[OpenSecrets.org]]
 
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