Arlen Ingolf ERDAHL, Congress, MN (1931)

ERDAHL, Arlen Ingolf, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minn., February 27, 1931; attended the Faribault County public schools; B.A., St. Olaf College, Northfield, 1953; served in United States Army, 1954-1956; M.P.A., Harvard University, 1966; farmer; served in the Minnesota house of representatives, 1963-1970; Congressional Fellow, Washington, D.C., 1967-1968; Minnesota Secretary of State, 1970-1974; Minnesota Public Service Commission, 1975-1978; delegate to Minnesota State Republican conventions, 1963-1964; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1983); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982; country director, United States Peace Corps, Jamaica, 1983-1985; associate director, United States Peace Corps, 1986-1989; U.S. Department of Energy, 1989-1993; is a resident of Annandale, Va.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present