Erlandsen wuxuu shirkadda waraaqaha ee Escanaba ka shaqayn jiray 23 sano. Wuxuu door muhiim ah ka ciyaaray abaabulka ururka amaahda ee shirkadda 1941, wuxuuna u adeegay qasnadda la doortay iyo maareeyaha ururka amaahda illaa 1948. Bishii Nofeembar 2, 1948, Erlandsen waxaa loo doortay Aqalka Wakiilada ee Michigan halkaas oo uu ku matalayay degmada Delta County laga bilaabo Janaayo 5, 1949 ilaa Diseembar 31, 1964. 4-tii Nofeembar, 1964, Erlandsen waxaa mar kale loo doortay Aqalka Wakiilada ee Michigan halkaas oo uu ku matalayay degmada 107aad laga bilaabo Janaayo 13, 1965 ilaa Diseembar 31, 1966. Erlandsen waxaa laga adkaaday markii uu dib u doorashada raadinayay 1966, iyo mar kale 1968. Sanadkii 1956
Erlandsen wuxuu wakiil ka ahaa Shirweynihii Qaranka ee Xisbiga Dimuqraadiga.