[5] After college, he started AFMS Logistics Management Group, which helps companies negotiate competitive shipping contracts.
[12] Erickson denied the charges, stating that he drove a former girlfriend named Tawnya to a doctor's appointment and gave her $300, but did not know she was pregnant or had an abortion.
[13] In June, The Oregonian published a story based on claims from the woman herself, in which she described the event in more detail and provided photos, medical procedure and billing records.
[14] Erickson narrowly won the Republican nomination, but Mannix refused to endorse him in the general election,[15] as did Oregon Right to Life.
[16] The two Oregon Republican members of Congress, Senator Gordon Smith and Congressman Greg Walden, also declined to endorse Erickson.