What is Arlen Erdahl?
{{Infobox Congressman | name = Arlen Erdahl | image = Arlen Erdahl 2010.jpg | caption = Arlen Erdahl at U.S. Capitol, 2010 | state = [[Minnesota]] | district = [[Minnesota's 1st congressional district|1st]] | preceded = [[Al Quie]] | succeeded = [[Tim Penny]] | term_start = January 3, 1979 | term_end = January 3, 1983 | order2=18th | office2=Secretary of State of Minnesota | term2=1971–1975 |governor2 =[[Wendell Anderson]] | predecessor2=[[Joseph L. Donovan]] | successor2=[[Joan Growe]] | office3= Member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] | term3= 1963-1970 | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|02|27}} | birth_place = [[Blue Earth, Minnesota]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|9|21|1931|02|27}} | death_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = Ellen Syrdal Erdahl }} '''Arlen Ingolf Erdahl''' (February 27, 1931 – September 21, 2023) was an American politician. He served as a member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] from 1963 to 1970, [[Minnesota Secretary of State]] from 1971–1975 and was a [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Minnesota]], serving the first district from 1979–1983, in the [[96th United States Congress|96th]] and [[97th United States Congress|97th congresses]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114203410/http://www.stennis.gov/congressionalbio/congressionalbio_show.htm?doc_id=744466 ''Arlen Erdahl'' (Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership)]</ref> He died on September 21, 2023, at the age of 92.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/areln-erdahl-dies/ |title=Former Minnesota Congressman Arlen Erdahl dies at 92 |date=September 23, 2023 |access-date=September 23, 2023|website=CBS News}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Erdahl, Arlen}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths]] [[Category:United States representatives from Minnesota]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]]