fred girod questionnaire

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Please list all public offices to which youve been elected, and when: State Senate 2008, House

of Representatives 2006, 1992, Stayton City Council 1990, Santiam Hospital Board 1988.

Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public office, and when: U.S. Congress 1994

Other prior political and government experience: Precinct Person

How much your general election campaign will cost: As little as possible

Key endorsements you have received: Ag-PAC, Oregon Farm Bureau, NRA, Oregon Anti-CrimeAlliance, Oregon Chiefs of Police Association, Sheriffs of Oregon, NFIB, Associated Oregon

Loggers, Nursery Association, Northwest Sportsfishing Industry Association and many others.

How the public can reach your campaign (remember that this information may be published):

Mail address: 101 Fern Ridge Road Stayton, OR 97383

E-mail address: [email protected]

Web site URL: www.fredgirod.com

Phone: (503)769-4321

Fax:

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 licensingboard/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 a long record of looking out for rural Oregon and small cities. My opponent and I are

political opposites.


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4. What are the three most important issues you would address if elected? How? (75 words for eachissue)

A. Jobs: The way we manage our natural resources is the key. As a state we need to be unified

in our desire to harvest timber. We have lost over 50,000 jobs alone in the timber industry. Getgovernment of the back of farmers. So goes agriculture, so goes revenue for the state. Take

water out of the Columbia during flood to make corn out of sage brush and create around 10,000

new jobs.

B. Education: We must prioritize education spending above all else. Duplicate government

agencies cant be funded. Review and eliminate all unnecessary mandates. Make TAG students

a priority. Create pilot programs to try new techniques such as the Kahn Academy. Let the

Superintendent of Schools be elected by the superintendents. Keep the cost of higher educationdown by supporting the Oregon Opportunity Grant.

C. Public Safety: We need to keep bad people in jail and keep us safe. We need to bring downthe cost of incarceration to mirror the surrounding states. Reducing the meth epidemic is the

key. Increase the number of awareness programs about meth addiction. Before and after photos

would be nice.

5. What do you see as other important issues? Fish recovery programs are my special interest.

We need a three prong approach. Get gillnets of the main stem of the Columbia. Oil the eggs of

cormorants. Tag and harvest problem sea lions.

6. How would you describe your political style or for judicial candidates, your judicial

temperament? Relationships are the key in the legislature. I try not to burn bridges, yetrepresent my philosophy. I am the guy to clean up bills so they read correctly and do what we

think they will.

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 believe I played a critical role in

getting gillnetters off the main stem. I was a voice of opposition to the Governors plan to

expand governments role in health care. I helped Aurora and Donald fire districts secure landso they can build a new fire station. This required a statutory fix. My office is also excellent at

constituent work.

8. What is the largest budget you have handled, and in what capacity? I sit on Ways and Means

so the entire Oregon State budget.

9. What is the largest number of employees youve supervised, and in what capacity? Four as a

boss in the private sector.


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10. Who is your role model for this office the person/people you would most like to emulate?The ability to communicate and get something done it would have to be Ronald Reagan, the

greatest president of the twentieth century. I have a picture in my office of John Wayne, for his

tough love.

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 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 Yes

Measure 78, separation of powers Yes

Measure 79, real estate transfer taxes ban Yes

Measure 80, marijuana legalization No

Measure 81, gillnetting ban Im a chief sponsor No

Governor has better fix. My 2012 priority bill with theState of Washington.

Measure 82, allows private casinos No

Measure 83, authorizes Wood Village casino No

Measure 84, eliminates inheritance tax Yes

Measure 85 shifts corporate kicker to K-12 schools No

Thank you. Again, please submit your questionnaire as an attached Word document to

[email protected] no later than 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.

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