Statesman Journal mini-questionnaire for 2012 Primary 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 and may be published in the newspaper and/or on our website, StatesmanJournal.com. Remember: Any information you provide may be made public. Please fill in your answer to each question and return this questionnaire to the Editorial Board as an attached Word document. The editorial board e-mail: Salemed@StatesmanJournal.com Deadline for submitting your questionnaire: 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 3
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Your name: Jenn Gaddis Age: 31 years old

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Political party (if this is a partisan office): Non-partisan race Position you are seeking (name of position, district number): District Attorney, Polk County District Attorneys Office I plan to attend the editorial board meeting scheduled for: April 10, 2012 Number of years living in the area you seek to represent: About 3 years (before that, I lived in Marion Countyresident of city of Salem for about 8 years total) Are you a full-time resident of that area? Yes City/town of residence: (West) Salem, Oregon Family (name of spouse/partner, number and ages of children if at home, number of grown children):
Spouse: Darin Tweedt Children: Sophia Tweedt, 7 weeks old Sam Tweedt, stepson, 16 years old Madeleine Tweedt, stepdaughter, 17 years old

Education:

BA Political Science, University of California at Santa Barbara (2001) JD Law, Willamette University School of Law (2006) Current occupation/employer: Chief Deputy District Attorney, Polk County District Attorneys Office Employment, military and volunteer history: Law Clerk, Marion County District Attorneys Office (2004-2007) Deputy District Attorney, Clatsop County District Attorneys Office (2007-2009) Deputy District Attorney, Polk County District Attorneys Office (2009-2011) Chief Deputy District Attorney, Polk County District Attorneys Office (2011present) Please list all public offices to which youve been elected, and when: N/A Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public office, and when: N/A Other prior political and government experience: I have worked as a county prosecutor my entire career. How the public can reach your campaign (remember that this information may be published): Mail address: PO Box 5669 Salem, OR 97304 E-mail address: jenngaddisforda@gmail.com Web site URL: www.JennGaddisForDA.com Phone: (503) 949-1792 Fax: (503) 364-7000 Please limit your response to each of the following questions to about 75 words. 1. Why did you decide to run for this office? Ive dedicated my career to helping prevent crime and public safety. Ive worked very hard to help make Polk County an aggressive and professional District Attorneys Office, and I want to see the office continue to move in that direction. 2. How much will your primary campaign cost? Unknown at this time.

3. Key endorsements you have received: Craig P ope, Polk County Commissioner Retired Polk County Sheriff Ray Steele Jackie Laws on, Dallas City Councilor Jo sh Marquis, Clatsop County District Attorney Jason Carlile, Linn County District Attorney Bill Porter, Tillamook County District Atto rney Dana Petersen, Treasurer Polk County Republicans 4. 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. 5. 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. A female defendant sued our entire office recently, but the charges were thrown out as unfounded. She was a Constitutionalist and wanted access to the tax records of all the lawyers in our office. 6. Why should people vote for you? What separates you from your opponent(s)? Be specific. Im a career prosecutor. As Chief Deputy, Ive made positive changes in the office that are making it a more aggressive and professional office. I can point to a real record of tough sentences that Ive obtained as a prosecutor. This is not a stepping stone for me to a judicial position, or any other position. I care about this community, Im invested in this community, and I want to continue to serve this community. 7. What are the three most important issues you would address if elected? How? (75 words
for each issue)

Protecting crime victims' rights and ensuring victims have a meaningful voice both in and outside of the courtroom. Ensuring the office maintains high standards of fairness, integrity and accountability. Partnering with community organizations, other agencies and neighborhood leaders to make our community safe for families and businesses.

8. What do you see as other important issues? Balancing the need to obtain tough sentences on the worst offenders and maintain workable caseloads in a very tough budget environment. 9. What magazines, newspapers and Web publications do you regularly read to keep up on the news and developments in your areas of interest? Statesman Journal, The Oregonian, The Itemizer Observer, and USA Today 10. Any skeletons in your closet or other potentially embarrassing information that you want to disclose before it comes up in the campaign? No.