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 nd 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.
Questions? Contact Editorial Page Editor Dick Hughes, 503-399-6727, dhughes@StatesmanJournal.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your name: Betty Komp Age:

62 (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 ofce): Democrat Position you are seeking (name of position, district number): State Representative House District 22 I plan to attend the editorial board meeting scheduled for: I do plan on attending the meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27. Number of years living in the area you seek to represent: 15 year resident of Woodburn, OR Do you afrm that you are a full-time resident of that area? Yes City/town of residence: Woodburn, OR Family (name of spouse/partner, number and ages of children if at home, number of grown children): 4 adult daughters, 8 grandchildren, and 1 great-granddaughter Education: B.S. in Education and Language Arts 1990 M.S. in Education, English and School Administration - 1992 Current occupation and employer: Retired Educator/ State Legislator / Employee of State of Oregon Military service: None Employment history: School Cook 1970-1973 In-home childcare provider 1973-1984 Teaching Assistant 1984-1985 Youth Minister 1986-1990

Community involvement/volunteer history: Religion Teacher // Kiwanis Member/President // School Board Member Please list all public ofces to which youve been elected, and when: State Representative of House District 22 - 2005 Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public ofce, and when: State Representative of House District 22 - 2003 Other prior political and government experience: Member of Mt. Angel School Board 1986-1990 How much your general election campaign will cost: $150,000 Key endorsements you have received: Governor John Kitzhaber US Senator Ron Wyden US Senator Jeff Merkley Oregon Nurses Association AFL-CIO Oregon Council of Police Associations National Electrical Contractors Association How the public can reach your campaign (remember that this information may be published): Mail address: Elect Betty Komp, PO Box 676 Woodburn, OR E-mail address: BettyKomp@gmail.com Web site URL: bettykompfororegon.com Phone: (971)-506-1402 Fax: N/A

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

1. Have you ever been convicted of a crime, been disciplined by a professional licensing board/organization or had an ethics violation led against you? If so, please give the details. No 2. Have you ever led 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 long term experience in all educational matters and am known for working across the aisle to pass legislation. 4. What are the three most important issues you would address if elected? How? (75 words for each issue) Ensuring health care for children, seniors and people with disabilities

Developing an education system to reach the 20-40-40 vision and creating work skills to meet future needs Work to eliminate government waste

5. What do you see as other important issues? Cutting government waste 6. How would you describe your political style or for judicial candidates, your judicial temperament? I am a moderate Democrat who works with multiple partners to seek long term solutions. I am also a team player. 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? I have supported and sponsored several education bills in a package of 10 bills that passed into law. These bills will have a signicant impact, increasing both results and accountability in Oregons public schools. 8. What is the largest budget you have handled, and in what capacity? I oversaw a budget of $3-$4 million as a school principal. I now oversee the education budget of the state as co-chair of the Education Ways and Means Committee which is $7-$9 billion depending on which session. 9. What is the largest number of employees youve supervised, and in what capacity? I had a school staff of 45-50 people. 10. Who is your role model for this ofce the person/people you would most like to emulate? My father he taught me to be honest, work hard, work together, and to follow my dreams and goals. 11. Any skeletons in your closet or other potentially embarrassing information that you want to disclose before it comes up in the campaign? No 12. As a public ofcial, 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 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 Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/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.