Erik Osberg

Erik Osberg has worked on cement, siding and stucco crews, reported sports and produced television about rural Minnesota's outdoors.¹ He is a father of three who has lived in Wadena for more than two decades.² Fishing is another part of his life outside the campaign.³

After graduating from Hamline University in 1999, Osberg worked as a sports reporter and anchor before moving into financial services and later starting a marketing business.¹ His agricultural experience includes work at Farm Bureau Financial Services and as a rural bank vice president, helping farm families with financial planning.⁴

His public sector work has included Otter Tail County's Rural Rebound Initiative, promoting the area to visitors and potential residents.⁵ In 2023, he helped promote a partnership with University of Minnesota athletics that combined tourism marketing with visits intended to introduce students to local career opportunities.⁵

Osberg supports restoring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, lowering prescription prices and moving Medicare eligibility toward age 55.⁶ His agriculture agenda includes protecting crop insurance, stronger antitrust enforcement, voluntary conservation funding and farmers' right to repair their equipment, including access to necessary parts and diagnostic information.⁴ He would seek a seat on the House Agriculture Committee.⁴ He also wants more support for rural clinics, mental health services and emergency care.⁶