Eric Craft is originally from Duluth, Georgia. He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and civil engineering from Georgia Southern University. He volunteers as an advisory board member at The Salvation Army. He lives with his wife, Brooke, and their two children in Barrow County, Georgia.

Eric's campaign for Barrow County Commissioner, District 4, is his first run for public office.

Eric currently works as a business development director at the Elite Commercial Group, a restoration and renovation business. He has previously worked as a large loss national business development directer at Watterson247, a national business development manager at Cornerstone Renovation Group and BluSky Restoration contractors, a regional sales and marketing manager at Reliable Restoration LLC, and a financial representative at Northwestern Mutual.