Eric was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho like generations of family before him. He earned his bachelor of arts in finance from the University of Idaho and has been a financial advisor since 1999. He and his wife Kyla have 3 children ages 11, 9, and 5. Their 11-year-old daughter has been involved in the Palouse Youth Hockey Association for 5 years. Eric is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting, golfing, fishing and spends the summer weekends at the family lake home in North Idaho.