Arlan Inghart Stangeland (February 8, 1930 – July 2, 2013) was an American politician from

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. As a Republican, Stangeland served in the

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from February 22, 1977 to January 3, 1991. He lost his campaign for reelection in the 1990 House election and subsequently retired from politics.

Early life and career

He attended grades 1-8 at Oak Mound School in Kragnes Township, Minnesota and graduated from Moorhead High School in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1948. While growing up, he was active in the Oak Mound 4-H Club, Oak Mound Parent-Teacher Association, and the Oak Mound Community Club. Following high school, he worked as a

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raising Purebred Shorthorns and a family. He married Virginia (Trowbridge) Stangeland and fathered 7 children, 2 girls and 5 boys. Stangeland was a long-time member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Stangeland was a

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to the Minnesota State Republican conventions from 1964 to 1968. Stangeland served on the

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