On December 1, 1938, he was appointed to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Leland M. Ford, who had just been elected to the United States Congress.
[1] At only age 21, Hauge served as township assessor in Faribault County.
Hauge later moved to Miles City, Montana where he served as chairman of the Republican Central Committee.
In 1913 Hauge moved to Long Beach and participated in civic affairs.
Hauge was also a member of the State Department of Finance for several years and from 1938 to 1944 he served as county supervisor for the Fourth District.