# Arlen Erdahl > [!stub] Minnesota Secretary of State. ## Office & tenure - **Secretary of State** — 1971 to 1975 (Republican) **Took office:** [[1971]] · [[1970s]] **Reference:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlen_Erdahl) · Wikidata Q674930 **Up:** [[Actors and Architects/MAIN|Actors and Architects]] ## U.S. House tenure - **U.S. Representative** (District 1) — 1979 to January 3, 1983 (Republican) **Took office:** [[1979]] · [[1970s]] **Reference:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlen_Erdahl) · Wikidata Q674930 #Actors_and_Architects