A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to her first term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in November 2008.

Before she was elected to the House, Oberlander served as legislative aide to former State Representative Fred McIlhattan.

[1] Oberlander graduated from Clarion University with a bachelor's degree in political science.

Upon graduation, she married her high school sweetheart, a United States Marine stationed in Quantico, Virginia.

While in Quantico, Oberlander worked for a government contractor tracking radio communications for Navy ships.