Erick grew up in Emmett and graduated from Emmett High School and the College of Idaho before obtaining his Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho. He spent five years as a prosecutor for the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office before returning to his home in Gem County. He has been the elected prosecutor there since 2016. He spends his free time with his friends and family, traveling to experience the wonder of the world, and fixing broken things.