Freddie Jordan

• Name: Freddie Jordan

• Age: 24

• Family: Dad, Mark; mom, Cindy; sisters, Jessica and Tamara; brother, Willie; and too many others to list.

• City of residence: Gridley

• Occupation: USPS Clerk — Biggs Post Office and student at Chico State

• Where do you get your news? Appeal-Democrat and Yahoo! News Alerts

• What keeps you in the Yuba-Sutter (or Mid-Valley) area? Family, friends, church, plus, it's a great place to live.

• Where would you like to live after college? I plan to stay in the Mid-Valley.

• What is the closest you've been to a famous person? About 15 feet from Richard Gere; he was consulting with the director, while on location filming "Bee Season" in San Francisco.

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? A change in the status quo in politics and U.S. government.

• Favorite music group: Journey

• Favorite television show: "Lost"

• Favorite sports team: Sacramento Kings

• Whom do you most admire and why? Jesus Christ. He changed my life.

• Tell us about a life-changing experience: Accepting Jesus as my personal savior.

• Favorite quote: "To thine own self be true," — William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"

• What was your first job? Working on our farm.

• Do you have any pet peeves? Slow drivers and fallacious reasoning.

• What was your favorite/least favorite subject in school? Favorite, English; least, science

• What are your favorite places to go in Yuba-Sutter/Mid-Valley/Sacramento area? Besides the movies, I like going to Oroville Lake.

• What is your dream job? Anything in the TV/film industry.

• Do you belong to any clubs or organizations in the community? I am a member of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Live Oak.

• What are some of your fondest memories? Growing up with a great family and great friends.

• What are your favorite foods? I love a good hamburger and a good steak.

• Hobbies, interests: Attending church, playing the piano, TV/movies.

• If you were in charge, what would you change about the community? Traffic congestion and incompetent public officials.