Charles Thompson: Candidate Profile

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Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that could not be immediately verified have been omitted. Jump to:BioQA Bio City: Oak BrookWebsite: www.henderson.comOffice sought: Oak Brook Village Board Age: 44Family: Oldest Son of Charles Billie Sue (Deceased '14) Thompson formerly Wheaton, IL now retiredOccupation: Finance/ Trustee of Henderson Global FundsEducation: Bachelor of Arts, Music Composition Moody Bible InstituteCivic involvement: Highland, IN Water Utility board 2004-2008 Junior Achievement Mentor Christ Church of Oak Brook Elder Keyboard musician Christ Church High School Mentor Youth SponsorElected offices held: Trustee, Henderson Global FundsQuestions Answers What makes you the best candidate for the job?Investment and financial services experience to apply to the Oak Brook pension underfunding issues.What is your opinion of your community's present level of local sales and property taxes? Is the tax just right, too low or too high? Explain.Just Right, Oak Brook was an attraction due to low taxes for me to move my family from Indiana in 2012.Rate the efficiency of your town's police and fire coverage. Are the departments well prepared for the next decade? What, if anything, should be changed? Do you have specific public safety concerns?Very efficient response times in my experience and look forward to learning more about their service.Where, if anywhere, could the current budget be trimmed, and conversely, are there areas the budget does not give enough money to?Why do we have a budgeted shortfall in 2015? I would like to understand why and what are we doing proactively to generate further revenue to overcome this shortfall?What's one good idea you have to better the community that no one is talking about yet?Looking at the underlying returns on investment in the pension funds and understand what can be done to close the underfunding gap?What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?How do we raise the profile of Oak Brook further as a great place to Live just not a great place to do business?Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Franklin Graham, Samaritan's PurseWhat's the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?KindnessIf life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?Mentoring moreWhat was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?Music opened the door to creativity for me. In finance and in life! I love to be creative, I'm at my best when I'm imagining.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?Happiness comes from inside