We elect legislators to make decisions with our best interests in mind and if we feel those interests are in jeopardy, we expect our legislators to listen to us, to fight for us and to make open public decisions.

Since being elected to the state legislature in 2006, Sen. Eric Oemig has hidden a majority of his decisions behind closed doors because he knows many of his constituents don’t agree with the policies he has supported.

We sent Eric Oemig to Olympia to balance the budget in a way that helps create jobs and grow our state’s economy. Instead, in the last legislative session he helped pass a $794.1 million tax package that sucks money out of the private sector and is almost certain to put more people out of work.

We need to elect a new state senator to represent the 45th District who has an open decision-making policy and who will actually listen to the citizens they represent. Please vote for Andy Hill who will represent the 45th District with openness and integrity. He will represent us.

Lucy DeYoung, Woodinville