Eric Oemig
Eric W. Oemig (born November 5, 1967) is an American politician and engineer who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 45th district from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the Senate in 2006. Prior to politics, Oemig worked at several tech companies, including Microsoft, where he was a performance manager. In 2007, Oemig introduced and passed an education performance bill to track student, teacher, and school performance data. In 2008, he passed a budget data bill requiring budget performance data to be presented on the web  with fly-thru pie charts and searchable links. Other focus areas for Oemig included: In the 2010 legislative session, Oemig served as vice chair of the Education K–12 Committee, vice chair of the Government Operations & Elections Committee, and as a member of the Ways & Means Committee and the Water, Environment & Energy Committee. In 2010, Oemig lost his bid for reelection to Republican Andy Hill.