Dale EmMons Erdahl (November 1, 1931 – May 16, 2005) was an American businessman, farmer, and politician. Erdahl was born in Frost, Minnesota. He went to the Blue Earth County Public Schools and graduated from Blue Earth Area High School, in

Blue Earth, Minnesota Blue Earth is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States, at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Blue Earth River. The population was 3,174 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Faribault County. It is home ...

. in 1949. He went to

Augsburg University Augsburg University is a private university in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was founded in 1869 as a Norwegian-American Lutheran seminary known as Augsburg Seminari ...

and the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

. He received his bachelor's degree in human services from

Metropolitan State University Metropolitan State University (Metro State) is a public university in the Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

in 1984. Erhahl lived in Blue Earth, Minnesota. He worked as an insurance underwriter and was a farmer. Erdahl served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

from 1971 to 1974 and was a Republican. His cousin was

Arlen Erdahl Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (February 27, 1931 – September 21, 2023) was an American commercial farmer and politician. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970, Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971–1975 a ...

who also served in the

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. He moved to

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls ( ) is the List of cities in South Dakota, most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the List of United States cities by population, 117th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha Coun ...

when he retired. He died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.'Dale Erdahl, 73, farmer, legislator,' Minneapolis Star Tribune, Trudi Hahn, May 22, 2005

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