Marco Erickson is an American politician and psychologist serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 33rd district. He assumed office on December 1, 2020.
Born in Montana and raised in Boise, Idaho, Erickson has a rich educational background. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Montana State University and a Master of Science in psychology from Walden University.
Erickson has a long history of public service. He served 14 years in eastern Idaho providing direct mental health services to families. For the past 8 years, he has worked in primary prevention, government, and advocacy. He was employed with state government managing departments, including education and public and behavioral health, with projects focused on anti-bullying, mental health, HIV, homelessness, suicide, drug and alcohol treatment, Medicaid, maternal and child health, and drug prevention.
He has been a public speaker since he was 19 and has served on many national, statewide, and local boards and committees focused on building positive community change. He has also worked as a psycho-social rehabilitation (PSR) worker for several organizations. From 2014 to 2017, he was a project coordinator for the Nevada Department of Education. In 2019, he was a prevention specialist for the East Idaho Public Health District. He was also a health program manager in the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
On the personal front, Erickson has been married for 22 years and is a proud father of five children (ages 9-20): four boys and one girl.
