A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 15A, which includes portions of Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Sherburne counties in the west central part of the state.
[1] Erickson graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, receiving her B.A.
She later attended graduate school at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.
[2][1] Erickson was first elected to the House in a 1998 special election, held after Rep. LeRoy Koppendrayer resigned to accept an appointment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission by Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson.
She was unseated by Gail Kulick Jackson in the 2008 election, losing by just 89 votes after a recount.