Kevin Cameron Questionnaire

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Rep. Kevin Cameron, HD19

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Military service: none.

Employment history:Some Farm and Agriculture early work history; have held many positions within thehospitality industry starting at 16 years old. Judy and I started Caf Today in 1995.

Community involvement/volunteer history: Alumni Board Member of Oregon State University Alumni Foundation 2006-2012;

Morning Star Community Church, Board Member 1992-2012; Former Chairman of the Board, Oregon Restaurant Association; Coached Little League Softball; Provideleadership and financial support for many community organizations over the years,including Salem Leadership Foundation, Greater Salem Young Life, Salem AreaChamber of Commerce; SEDCOR; Reid Saunders and Salem Riverfest 2007, CorbanCollege, Salem City Club. Marion Polk food share sustainer, SOLV, Salem Keizer

Education Foundation

Please list all public offices to which youve been elected, and when:State Representative HD 19, appointed Feb 2005, elected in 2006, re-elected in 2008,and 2010.

Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public office, and when: none

Other prior political and government experience:2005: House Committee on General Government; 2005 House Committee on Health and

Human Services; 2007 House Ways and Means Public Safety Subcommittee; 2007- present House Committee on Business and Labor, Vice chair and House JudiciaryCommittee; Currently on Attorney Generals Underage Drinking Task Force and the

Governors Council on Re-entry. 2011- present House Committee on GeneralGovernment & Consumer Protection Committee and Legislative AdministrationCommittee

How much your general election campaign will cost:We plan on spending about $35,000 from September to November, but that may changebased on how the campaign goes.

Key endorsements you have received: AG-PAC Create Jobs PAC

National Electrical Contractors Association National Federation of Independent Business National Rifle Association Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance Oregon Cattle PAC Oregon Chiefs of Police Association Oregon Farm Bureau Federation Oregon Small Business Association


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Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council Oregonians for Food and Shelter Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association Oregon Right to Life Salem Area Chamber of Commerce

Sheriffs of Oregon PAC

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

Mail address: Kevin Cameron for Oregon 4742 Liberty Rd. S., #236 Salem, Oregon 97302

E-mail address: [email protected]

Web site URL: www.kevincameronfororegon.com

Phone: 503.269.0915

Fax: none

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.

Minor traffic violations only.

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 consistent record of working effectively with a variety of groups and individuals. My business and volunteer leadership experiences are strong assets. People may not always agree with my decisions, but I am willing and able to listen and take othersviewpoints into consideration in coming to common ground to help move good ideas

forward. My experience and relationships would be the advantage in helping our stateand community.

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

A. Continue to promote private sector job bills. Last session we had seven bills that would create 50,000 jobs over five years. Provide continued leadership to try and removeobstacles and provide certainty for business growth.


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10. Who is your role model for this office the person/people you would most like to emulate?Former House Speaker Larry Campbell and my long time mentor and business partnerKeith Andler.

11. Any skeletons in your closet or other potentially embarrassing information that you want to

disclose before it comes up in the campaign? Nothing that hasnt been already been exposed.

12. As a public official, your views on public issues are relevant to voters and potentialconstituents. Please indicate whether you support or oppose each of these statewide measures onthe 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 Yes

Measure 80, marijuana legalization No

Measure 81, gillnetting ban No**The governor has directed the implementation of Senator Girods concept legislationand if that it is put into action it would supersede M81. I am supportive of a practicalsolution.

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****But I would support the measure if it put it into an education stability fund or generalrainy day fund. In the 2007 session I voted to suspend the Corporate Kicker and put it inthe rainy day fund.

Thank you. Again, please submit your questionnaire as an attached Word document [email protected] no later than 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.

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