Statesman Journal mini-questionnaire for 2012 General Election Thank you for responding to this questionnaire, which is for

use by Statesman Journal Editorial Board members in evaluating candidates for potential endorsements in the Nov. 6 General Election. Your answers also will be shared with reporters and may be published in the print newspaper and on StatesmanJournal.com. If you completed our questionnaire for the primary season, youll notice that some requested information is similar. We ask you to provide it again in case any of your previous data or answers have changed. (If you cant find a copy of your previous answers, let us know and well gladly send one.) Please answer each question and return this questionnaire to the Editorial Board via email as an attached Word document. The boards email address: Salemed@StatesmanJournal.com Deadline for submitting your questionnaire: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, or earlier.
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Your name: Fred Thompson

Age: 63
(If your age will change before the Nov. 6 election, please indicate your birthday. We want to make sure we use accurate ages in editorials and news coverage. )

Political party (if this is a partisan office): Republican

Position you are seeking (name of position, district number): U.S. Representative, Oregon 5th Congressional District

I plan to attend the editorial board meeting scheduled for: 10/11/2012

Number of years living in the area you seek to represent: 35

Do you affirm that you are a full-time resident of that area? Yes.

City/town of residence: Salem

Family (name of spouse/partner, number and ages of children if at home, number of grown children): Stephanie Thompson, two sons ages 14 & 16 years old. Education: AS Degree, Apprenticeship Trades. BS, Linfield, College. MBA, Pepperdine University.

Current occupation and employer: Businessmen, No current employer

Military service: Sergeant, U.S. Army 1968 to 1971, 101st Airborne Division Assault Helicopter Company Comanchero Vietnam Service, 1970 - 1971

Employment history: 35 + years of experience in the agricultural, energy and wood products industries. Past experience includes President and CEO for a manufacturing facility converting agricultural waste into building materials; and was successfully managed the operations of wood and chemical manufacturing plants and supervised the construction department for Eugene Water & Electric Board. A key advisor in helping a colleague establish the 7th largest womanowned business in the U.S. that manufactures energy products, which employs both union and non-union employees.

Community involvement/volunteer history: Active in charitable, church and Boy Scout activities including duties as Assistant Scoutmaster. Currently 4th Degree Knight of Columbus.

Please list all public offices to which youve been elected, and when: Junction City School Board Budget Committee. 1984 to 1986

Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public office, and when: 2010 Primary for Oregons 5th Congressional District

Other prior political and government experience: Worked with the Premier of Manitoba, Canada. And his staff. Worked with federal/state EPA in several states.

How much your general election campaign will cost: 20,000

Key endorsements you have received: Rep. Greg Walden & Rep. Denny Smith

How the public can reach your campaign (remember that this information may be published): Mail address: 4742 Liberty Rd. S. # 371 Salem, Oregon 97302 E-mail address: fredthompson4congress@aol.com Web site URL: www.fredthompson4congress.com Phone: 503 428 7479 Fax: N/A

Please limit your response to each of the following questions to about 75 words but be specific.

1. Have you ever been convicted of a crime, been disciplined by a professional licensing board/organization or had an ethics violation filed against you? If so, please give the details. NO 2. Have you ever filed for bankruptcy, been delinquent on your taxes or other major accounts, or been sued personally or professionally? If so, please give the details. NO

3. Why should people vote for you? What separates you from your opponent(s)? I have the experience and knowledge to restore Oregon and the federal government back to Fiscal Responsibility, provide Jobs and improve the Economy. Provide for National Security for our country. And I want each and every young person from K to 12 grades to graduate from High School 4. What are the three most important issues you would address if elected? How? (75 words for each
issue)

A. I will strive diligently to return the management and care of our valuable and leading renewable resource-timberlands-to those who know best: Oregonians. B. Jobs and Economy. The overwhelming tax and regulation has caused an alarming flight of jobs and income out of our state. I will restore confidence in government so business will return to Oregon and provide a solid economic base for our citizens. C. I will fight to restore the principles of individual freedom and limited government, which means I will vote to reduce federal spending and seek to return to a balanced budget.

5. What do you see as other important issues? I believe that the future of Oregon and our nation rests right under our feet. The God given resources of renewable timber, rich farmlands, minerals, and fisheries should be utilized to provide us with all we need to live decent lives and legacy for our children 6. How would you describe your political style or for judicial candidates, your judicial temperament? A successful leader, achieves results, and highly respected. 7. If you are an incumbent, what have you achieved during your current term? If you are not an incumbent, how have you prepared yourself for this position? Our state and country is in trouble today: we are experiencing a lack of jobs, a huge national debt, hungry families, children missing the education they need for a decent quality of life, and numerous undefined wars. It appears to me that we lack the leadership needed in Washington DC to fix the nations and Oregons problems. The resumes of those who represent Oregon today lack business and real-world knowledge,

experience, and leadership. My life and business experience, working with a number of local, state, federal, and foreign governments gives me the ideal capability to address Oregons and our nations issues. For example, our greatest and most abundant natural resource is timber. Over the last twenty-plus years our elected officials have allowed special interest groups to control this valuable resource, hurting our states revenue and thwarting progress in rural areas that can least afford to lose this source of jobs, income, and resulting commerce. Congressman Denny Smith told me, Fred, you have more experience in the timber industry than all five Oregon Representatives and two U.S. senators combined. I understand all facets of businesswhat it takes to be a skilled worker, a wage earner, and what it is like to sign both sides of a paycheck. I have rescued troubled companies and saved jobs so that families could survive. Electing me to represent Oregons 5th Congressional district will provide Oregonians with an advocate who knows how to solve problems and how to get our state back to a solid financial footing. I have the knowledge, determination; skill and can-do attitude to put Oregonians back to work.

8. What is the largest budget you have handled, and in what capacity? $115,000 million, President and CEO.

9. What is the largest number of employees youve supervised, and in what capacity? 1,200, Group Manager over 6 manufacturing facilities.

10. Who is your role model for this office the person/people you would most like to emulate? Rep. Greg Walden, Rep. Denny Smith, Rep. Tom McClintock, Rep. Allen West.

11. Any skeletons in your closet or other potentially embarrassing information that you want to disclose before it comes up in the campaign? None

12. As a public official, your views on public issues are relevant to voters and potential constituents. Please indicate whether you support or oppose each of these statewide measures on the Nov. 6 ballot. (This question does not apply to judicial candidates.) Measure 77, catastrophic disaster No

Measure 78, separation of powers Measure 79, real estate transfer taxes Measure 80, marijuana legalization Measure 81, gillnetting ban Measure 82, allows private casinos Measure 83, authorizes Wood Village casino Measure 84, eliminates inheritance tax Measure 85 shifts corporate kicker to K-12 schools

Yes No No No No No Yes No

Thank you. Again, please submit your questionnaire as an attached Word document to Salemed@StatesmanJournal.com no later than 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.