kathy lecompte questionnaire

7/31/2019 Kathy LeCompte Questionnaire

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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 wellgladly 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: [email protected]

Deadline for submitting your questionnaire: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, or earlier.

Questions? Contact Editorial Page Editor Dick Hughes, 503-399-6727, [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your name: Kathy LeCompte

Age: 57

(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): HD 22

I plan to attend the editorial board meeting scheduled for: Thursday Sept 27

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: Brooks


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Family (name of spouse/partner, number and ages of children if at home, number of grown children): HusbandDave, two grown children, two grandchildren

Education: Graduated Silverton HS 1973, attended OSU

Current occupation and employer: Self employed, Brooks Tree Farm,Inc, Wholesale Nursery

Military service:

Employment history: Have always been self employed, except for casual, short term jobs as a

teenager. The nursery was started in 1980 by myself and my husband.

Community involvement/volunteer history: Taught English as a Second Language at Hopewell

Community Church and Labish Center Community Church; President, Oregon Association ofNurseries, Chair, Government Relations Oregon Association of Nurseries

Please list all public offices to which youve been elected, and when: None

Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public office, and when: HD 22, 2010

Other prior political and government experience: I have been heavily involved in issues related

to the farming and nursery industry over my twenty years as a small business owner.

How much your general election campaign will cost: Did not disclose

Key endorsements you have received: National Federation of Independent Business(NFIB),Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN), Oregon Right to Life, National

Rifle Association, Oregon Small Business Coalition (OSBC), Salem Area Chamber of

Commerce, and Oregon Farm Bureau

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

Mail address:PO Box 21174 Keizer, OR 97307

E-mail address:[email protected]

Web site URL: www.FriendsofKathy.net


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Phone:503.931.6335

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 majoraccounts, or been sued personally or professionally? If so, please give the details.We had a series of disputes over water rights with a nearby property owner.

3. Why should people vote for you? What separates you from your opponent(s)?I am a farmer and small business owner who understands the challenges facing Oregon

right now. We need leaders who understand what it takes to create jobs and work within

a budget. My opponent has been in office for seven years and must share in theresponsibility for the sad state of Oregons affairs. As State Representative, I will support

pro-jobs legislation and I will standup for our small business community. My opponent

worked as a public sector administrator and signs the back the check, I work to createlocal jobs and sign the front. My opponent has supported a sales tax, early release ofviolent criminals and the largest tax increase in Oregons history. She continues to ask

Oregonians to pay more all the while revisions to PERS is left off the table. Two

Governors and the current State Treasurer, all Democrats, recognize the impending

financial disaster. Instead of making hard working families pay more to solve our budgetproblems I believe we need to build jobs and grow Oregons revenue base.

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

A. Jobs. I will propose common sense pro-jobs legislation that will allow local businesses to docreate new jobs and hire new employees. I will work with the local business community to

support an environment that allows employers to grow their businesses. I will remove theunnecessary barriers that drive businesses out of Oregon.


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B. Education Reform. Parents and students need choices within our public school system. I willalways advocate for allowing education competition in our state. It is time to focus on thestudents who are trapped in a system that frowns upon giving them options.

C. Public Safety. We all live, work and raise our families here. We need to make sure that ourneighborhoods are safe from criminals. My opponent voted to give violent sex offendersearly release. This was the wrong solution and it puts our families at risk. I will fight to

defend our families and will focus on keeping our communities safe while considering

options to save money.

4. What do you see as other important issues?PERS Reform is as important as the above three and was discussed above. A stable water

policy is another issue that has waited in the wings too long. Whether global warming is afact and regardless of cause, we are overdue for a plan to supply agriculture and citizens

with sensible environmental initiatives, starting with a plan for water. As a farmer I have

worked in the natural resources and agriculture sector for many years and it is time forOregon to look at responsibly utilizing our natural resources. We need to reduce the redtape that is stifling potential prosperity. We need to support agendas that will benefit the

local communities. We can enjoy the natural beauty of our natural resources, use them,

and still preserve opportunity and beauty for the future. Oregon is ripe for creative,

business sector Green Job initiatives and would provide desperately needed home grownjobs.

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

I am solution oriented. I am conservative, however we will have a partisan Governor and mayhave a closely divided House and or Senate. That means to pass anything we have to look forcommon ground. We dont need to sacrifice values or principles, but we do have to be open to

discussions that advance good government. Ive been a farmer my whole life and Ive always

been a hard worker. I would bring a hard work ethic and common sense to the table.

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?

My work in our business requires regular recalibration to match resources, opportunities and

expenses. I have worked with complex budgets for more than thirty years and grown mybusiness nearly every year. My prior responsibilities in working on behalf of the farming and

nursery community and volunteering on campaigns for other candidates have been valuabletraining grounds.

8. What is the largest budget you have handled, and in what capacity?

I served as Treasurer for the Oregon Association of Nurseries when it first crossed the one

million dollar mark and our wholesale nursery has a gross budget of between one and twomillion dollars.


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