Statesman Journal mini-questionnaire for Nov.

2, 2010, 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. Your
answers also will be shared with reporters, may be published in the print newspaper and
will be posted on StatesmanJournal.com.

Name: Vic Gilliam

House/Senate District Number: House District 18

Party affiliation: Republican

Age: 57

City/town of residence: Silverton, OR

Number of years you have lived in the district: 12 years

Are you a full-time resident of the district? Yes

Family (name of spouse/partner, number and ages of children if at home, number of

grown children):

Becky, Spouse
1 grown daughter; 1 daughter at home; 1 son at home

Current employer/job: State Representative, State of Oregon; Self-Employed

Employment, military and volunteer history: 20+ years Development & Non-Profit
Management: Willamette University, OHSU Foundation, Mercy Corps; Media Talent

Civic/religious/other local involvement: First Christian Church; Volunteer Silverton

Area Community Aide; Member: Silverton, Mt. Angel and Molalla Chamber of
Commerce; Member of Oregon Farm Bureau; Republican Precinct Committeeman.
Former member of Salem Superintendent Advisory Committee, Mid-Willamette Valley
United Way volunteer, Salem-Area Young Life Board.

Please list all public offices to which you’ve been elected, and when:

State Representative: Appointed Dec. 2006; Elected 2008 - Present

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

State Representative 1986; 1988 Republican Primary (South Salem)

Other political and government experience:

Legislative Aid US Senator Mark Hatfield; Student Member of State of Oregon

Education Coordinating Council;

How the public can reach your campaign (remember that this information will be public):
Mail address: PO Box 158 Silverton, OR 97381
E-mail address: info@repvicgilliam.com
Web site URL: www.repvicgilliam.com
Phone: 503-522-4799
How much will your general election campaign cost? (Please be specific about your
campaign budget, not “as much as we can raise.”) $60,000

Who are your top campaign contributors/lenders? (Please list at least the current top five
and their total dollar amounts.)
2010:
Oregon Local Grocery Committee $4,000
Oregon Loggers PAC $2,000
Nike & Affiliates $3,000
Safeway Inc. $2,050
Oregon Restaurant Association $1,500

Who are your key political advisers? (Please identify at least your top three.)
Amanda Dalton, Dalton Public Relations: General Consultant
Rep. Kevin Cameron
Jack Robertson, Founder Northwest Hydrogen Alliance
Ken Hector, Former Silverton Mayor

Key endorsements you’ve received:

National Federation of Independent Businesses
Oregon Nurseries PAC
Clackamas County Farm Bureau
Marion County Farm Bureau
Oregon Farm Bureau Federation
Oregon Seed Council
Oregon Forest Industries Council
AG-PAC
National Rifle Association of America Inc.
Oregon Right to Life
Oregon Dairymen
Oregon Police Chiefs for Safer Communities
Oregon Business Association
Taxpayer Association of Oregon
Associated Builders & Contractors, Pacific NW Chapter
Oregon Cattlemen’s Association
Oregon State Police Officers Association
Maryilyn Gilliam (my mother) Primary Only

For each of the following questions, please limit your answer to about 75 words.

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. Describe this legislative district:

Oregon’s Christmas Tree District. Heavily agriculture community. Cities include

Silverton, Mt. Angel, Molalla, Scotts Mills, Hubbard, Donald, Aurora, Monitor

4. What specific steps will you take to make government more open and accessible to the
public?

One of the advantages to a district so close to the Capitol is regular contact with people
from my district. It’s something I take very seriously and will continue to have an open
door policy for all constituents. I have voted for three major transparency and
accountability bills while in the Legislature (HB 2550 2007; HB 2500 2009; HB 3614
2010)

5. Why should people vote for you? What separates you from your opponent(s)?

While I am not a doctor nor a farmer, I represent the entire district. My record of service
to our district, unwillingness to vote for excessive spending and burdensome taxes during
recessionary times and my commitment to my constituents are all reasons why I believe I
deserve re-election.

6. What specific steps would you advocate to improve Oregon’s economy and create
jobs?

By focusing on the right end of the equation – jobs – including the reigning in of
government spending and opposing new tax hikes, we can stop hindering Oregon’s farms
and businesses. Merely increasing government audits is not enough.

7. What changes, if any, would you advocate in the tax provisions created by Measures
66/67?

Repeal both.

8. What specific revenue changes, if any, would you advocate to balance the 2011-13
budget?

Oregon has a jobs problem and our government is addicted to spending. This must
change. The threat of another dip in this recession, new regulations and fees, unknown
health care reform costs, and tax schemes only eroded the ability of businesses in Oregon
to start re-hiring.

9. What specific spending reductions, if any, would you advocate to balance the 2011-13
budget?

I am not a member of the Ways and Means or Revenue Committees, however I do have a
vote. I believe we must ask more specific questions of our agency and program directors
and must look seriously at a form of zero-based budgeting as opposed to our current
system of accepting “essential budget levels.”

10. Which of Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s “resetting government” proposals do you support?

I support Gov. Kulongoski’s joining us at the table as we continue to discuss resetting the
priorities and functions of government. The core of these proposals are items that I have
been advocating for in Salem. I believe that coming to the table in the last 6 months of an
8-year term is better than not coming to the table at all.

11. What changes, if any, would you advocate in the structure, scope or role of state
government?

One example: severely limit and change the current policies of the DEQ

12. What changes, if any, do you favor making in state employee compensation? Why?

1. Start actually negotiating and valuing public employees by showing the courage
to lead
2. Reexamine health care premium responsibilities
 3. Stop hiring until we are clearly out of this recession

13. Do you support the education-reform proposals of the Chalkboard Project?

I have not examined them recently, but have been a strong supporter of their efforts in the
past to bring diverse education advocates, concepts and progressive reforms to the
education debate.

14. What “social issues,” if any, should the 2011 Legislature address?

Having participated in 4 days of testimony on the “right to dry” in a middle of a session

of record joblessness and record job killing taxes my answer at this time is zero.

15. How should the Legislature and state government respond to illegal immigration?

By keeping the pressure on the federal government to do their job.

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

A. Jobs

B. Spending

C. Trust

17. What do you see as other important issues?

A Legislator is rightfully most focused on the areas of his/her committees. In addition I

will a strong advocate for our agriculture and rural issues.

18. Any skeletons in your closet or other potentially embarrassing information that you
want to disclose before it comes up in the campaign?

As a legislative candidate, your positions on statewide ballot measures on relevant to

voters. Please indicate whether you support or oppose each of the measures.

Measure 70: Veterans’ loans Yes No

Measure 71: Annual legislative sessions Yes No

Measure 72: State bonding authority Yes No

Measure 73: Sentencing Yes No

Measure 74: Medical marijuana Yes No

Measure 75: Multnomah County casino Yes No

Measure 76: Lottery funding for parks, habitat Yes No