Lest we forget, Phil Barnhart has been the State Representative of HD11 FOR 16 YEARS! In that time, education has declined, businesses have retreated from Oregon, and homelessness has increased to exponential levels. I've heard Barnhart say he believes the "government creates the wealth" for the people. And he reaffirms this flimsy proclamation by supporting a tax that will gut private sector jobs while increasing public sector employment (Measure 97), which relies predominately on our taxpayer dollars. THE MONEY ISN'T CATEGORICALLY SET TO GO TOWARDS EDUCATION AND PUBLIC NECESSITIES EITHER. The ads are misleading! Us Oregonians simply have to hope it does. I'm not saying Barnhart doesn't mean well, he just only votes one way and rarely listens to his constituents. I could see if Oregon was doing better, but it's not and  RG shouldn't pretend it is. He ignored requests from a lot of local business owners to speak with him and understand his ideas for Oregon. HD11 and OR deserves better.