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: Age: 63

Vicki Berger

(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): Oregon House District 20 I plan to attend the editorial board meeting scheduled for: September 25, 4PM Number of years living in the area you seek to represent: 63 Do you affirm that you are a full-time resident of that area? Yes City/town of residence: Salem, OR Family (name of spouse/partner, number and ages of children if at home, number of grown children):

Spouse: Jerry Berger, 3 grown children, 4 adorable grandchildren Education: Bachelor of Arts, University of Wyoming, 1973 Current occupation and employer: State Representative Military service: None Employment history: Regional manufacturer, customer representative Small business owner: copying and printing Community involvement/volunteer history: Salem-Keizer School Board YMCA Board of Directors Salem Chamber of Commerce Please list all public offices to which youve been elected, and when: Salem Keizer School Board 1988-92 Oregon House of Representatives 2003 to present Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public office, and when: None Other prior political and government experience: No How much your general election campaign will cost: $20-25,000 Key endorsements you have received: AFSCME NFIB How the public can reach your campaign (remember that this information may be published): Mail address: 805 Kingwood Dr. NW Salem, OR 97304 E-mail address: Vicki@vickiberger.net Web site URL: www.vickiberger.net

Phone: 503 871-0647 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 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 10 years of experience as a legislator and believe I can continue to represent District 20 in the Oregon House effectively and responsibly. 4. What are the three most important issues you would address if elected? How? (75 words for each
issue)

A. Keep trying to stabilize our tax system by sending to the voters a kicker reform proposal which will both protect the taxpayers and improve our ability to weather the economic seesaw. B. Balance the next biennial budget, which will be very difficult without further cuts to services or tax increases. According to the state economist, the next biennial budget will be our most difficult as the recession shows no signs of abating. Our revenue picture is flat lined and expenses in healthcare and pension obligations continue to climb. C. Grow jobs by strategic investment in the technologies and natural resources which give Oregon an edge. This may not be a large financial investment but an alignment of policies to encourage growth which shows the best promise for Oregon. A good example is the OregonInc effort which was started in 2005 and is now producing innovative wave energy technology advancements which put Oregon in the lead on a global scale. 5. What do you see as other important issues? Costs of government driven by healthcare and pension costs Oregons particular problems with drugs, poverty and hunger Local government breakdowns in rural areas, lack of jobs in much of the state

6. How would you describe your political style or for judicial candidates, your judicial temperament? Practical, task driven, collaborative, and independent in thinking. 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? This past session I was active in passing a number of important pieces of legislation as co-chair of the Revenue Committee including a re-connection to the federal tax code, a complex revamping of the states business energy tax credit system, and a rewrite of the estate tax code. 8. What is the largest budget you have handled, and in what capacity? State budget 9. What is the largest number of employees youve supervised, and in what capacity? Business owner, 10 employees 10. Who is your role model for this office the person/people you would most like to emulate? Norma Paulus 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 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 Yes Yes No No No No Undecided 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.