Andrew Richardson Hill (October 12, 1962 – October 31, 2016) was an American politician, businessman, and engineer. A

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, he represented District 45 since 2011 in the

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, defeating incumbent Democrat

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 ...

51%-49% in 2010. In 2014, he was re-elected, defeating challenger Matt Isenhower by 53%-47%. He was a graduate of

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where he played soccer for four years. After graduating

, Hill went on to earn an MBA from

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in 1990. Before seeking public office, he served as president of the Emily Dickinson Elementary School PTA, and as president of the Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association. After a recurrence of

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, mali ...

in June 2016, Hill died on October 31, 2016, survived by his wife, Molly, and their three children. In 2018, Washington State Senate Bill 5375 renamed the cancer research endowment in his name

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Economic Revenue and Forecast Council (archived)
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