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

Your name: Matt Chappell Age: 39

(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): Position you are seeking (name of position, district number): Keizer City Council Position #3 I plan to attend the editorial board meeting scheduled for: Fri. Oct. 12th @ 11a.m. Number of years living in the area you seek to represent: 20 Do you affirm that you are a full-time resident of that area? Yes City/town of residence: Keizer, Oregon

Family (name of spouse/partner, number and ages of children if at home, number of grown children): Never married/no children.two wonderful parents. Education: Associate Degree from Chemeketa Community College Current occupation and employer: Disabled / Caregiver Military service: No Employment history: Disabled since 1996, my previous employment was with the Alaskan fishing industry. Community involvement/volunteer history: I have volunteered within the community at several nursing facilities through music therapy as well as being a caregiver. Please list all public offices to which youve been elected, and when: None Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public office, and when: None Other prior political and government experience: Keizer Planning Commission How much your general election campaign will cost: I am working within a personal budget of 5-7 hundred dollars. Key endorsements you have received: None How the public can reach your campaign (remember that this information may be published): Mail address: P.O. Box 21424 Keizer, Oregon 97307 E-mail address: Mattchappell@comcast.net Web site URL:

Phone: 503-999-6816 Fax: Please limit your response to each of the following questions to about 75 words but be specific. 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) Why should people vote for you? What separates you from your opponent(s)? (I am willing to look at the other side of issues, understand what the world is like and know that not everything goes the way we think it should go. My own personal hardships have taught me to acknowledge the plight of others as well. I also have a close connection with family and know how a community ought to look like.)

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

I would address the issue of elder abuse through community outreach which broadens our awareness of our most vulnerable residents and encourages watch groups and direct communication with the city council as a priority for our community health. I would address the Urban Growth Boundary issue on the basis of sustainability and fiscal management. We must moderate our growth in such a way to preserve current levels of available services while becoming less dependent upon expansionary policies as a remedy to inflationary cuts and spending. I would address the issue of Fire and Emergency service through further inquiries into the cost effective alternative of providing a municipal replacement of its own. This could consolidate our revenue into a single general fund which could then be used to balance the fiscal needs of both our Fire and Police services together. Studies show that it is lower income residents which benefit the most from this service which helps clarify the issue between luxury versus necessity.

5. What do you see as other important issues? ( I would like to expand our community service program as a means of resciprosity for both civil and criminal impact upon the general tax payer.) 6. How would you describe your political style or for judicial candidates, your judicial temperament? ( Conservative Activism. I hold a conservative foundation with a liberal awareness..For moderate healthy growth.) 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 am new to politics and am the least experienced among the other candidates. I have observed the political process and studied it in school as well. I consider these my strengths as I have been outside the system and developed real life common sense which I hope to infuse into positive change for the system as a whole.) 8. What is the largest budget you have handled, and in what capacity? (Personal budget) 9. What is the largest number of employees youve supervised, and in what capacity? (None) 10. Who is your role model for this office the person/people you would most like to emulate? ( I commend all who have volunteered their time to helping their community thrive.) 11. Any skeletons in your closet or other potentially embarrassing information that you want to disclose before it comes up in the campaign? ( Not anything to hide. But I have lived with a disability since I was 23 and have come to accept the challenges that life brings on a daily basis) 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)

Yes/No Yes/No

Measure 79, real estate transfer taxes Yes/No (No) Its in the interest of local governments for properties to sell. With current law the States and Localities are better able to negotiate the tax rate per jurisdiction, bringing relief for those localities most in need. It retains discretionary expenditures. Measure 80, marijuana legalization (No) Only under doctors prescription, just like any other drug. Measure 81, gillnetting ban (Yes) Our environment must be protected sooner or later. Measure 82, allows private casinos (No) Measure 83, authorizes Wood Village casino (No) Measure 84, eliminates inheritance tax ( yes) Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No

Measure 85 shifts corporate kicker to K-12 schools Yes/No (No) Some corporations serve a greater benefit to the public and deserve more credit. Taxes should be based on a rating system.
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.