Perry Johnson | |
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Born | Perry Lawrence Johnson January 23, 1948 Dolton, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Diana Johnson (m. 2008) |
Children | 3 |
Website | Campaign website |
Perry Lawrence Johnson (born January 23, 1948) is an American businessman, author, and political candidate from Michigan.
Johnson has written several books on international quality control standards and certification. [1] He was one of over 10 Republican candidates for governor of Michigan in 2022, but was disqualified when the Bureau of Elections reported too few valid signatures on his ballot petition, as over 9,000 signatures were illegally harvested. [2] He sought the 2024 Republican nomination for president of the United States, [3] but withdrew from the race on October 20, 2023 before the primaries.
Perry Johnson was born to Dorothy and Carl Johnson on January 23, 1948, in Dolton, Illinois. He has a younger sister, Valerie, born in 1949, and a brother, David. [4] At age 14, Johnson started attending Thornridge High School. [5] He holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with a minor in economics, and completed coursework in the graduate program for psychology at the University of Detroit, but never received a graduate degree. [6]
Johnson has a background in the area of quality and has published several works related to the subject, including ISO 9000: Meeting the International Standards. [7] He is the president of Perry Johnson International Holdings. [6]
Johnson is also the author of Two Cents To Save America, a political work discussing fiscal and sociological issues from a right-wing perspective. [8] [9]
Johnson is a speaker and author of books and training materials on numerous ISO standards, including the ISO 9000 Series, the ISO 14000 Series, and the AS9100 standard for aerospace. [10] He authored the textbook ISO 9000: Meeting the New International Standards, [11] followed by its second and third editions, with the latest published in 2000. [12] Johnson also wrote Keeping Score: Strategies and Tactics for Winning the Quality War, which was first published in 1989. [13] [10] He also authored various other textbooks, including:
In 1983, Johnson founded Perry Johnson, Inc. [10] which presented seminars on quality standards, and since its inception, the ISO 9000 standards. In 1994, General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford Motor Company—the "Big Three," switched to QS9000, requiring all suppliers to receive QS9000 certification. Johnson's firm was one of the first to supply QS9000 certifications. [17]
The development of QS9000 standards helped prevent the "Japanese invasion," i.e. the production of highly efficient and cheap cars that arose from Japan's ubiquitous, rigid quality standards, said Carla Bailo, CEO of the Center of Automotive Research. [17]
Johnson founded Perry Johnson Registrars in 1994 to certify and register companies' compliance with various ISO standards. Since 1994, PJR has expanded internationally, and as of June 2023 [update] , it has offices in 12 countries. [18]
Following a complaint from Boeing alleging conflict of interest violations, PJR was suspended by the U.S. Registrar Accreditation Board, which prevented it from issuing aerospace certifications. The firm was also suspended by the Japan Accreditation Board of Conformity Assessment. It sued over this suspension in 2004, but the board never responded in court. [17]
Johnson is the founder and owner of Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc., a private accrediting body that "validates the competency of testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, reference material producers and sampling organizations through the use of international and national standards." [19] He also owns Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation NP, Inc., a nonprofit accreditation organization to be used in place of the PJLA in cases where a nonprofit organization is requisite.
On October 9, 2000, a lawsuit against Johnson's consulting firm, Perry Johnson, Inc. was filed for sending 'junk faxes' en masse. This was a result of the FCC citing Perry Johnson Inc. for violating the TCPA by mass faxing. Johnson's firm agreed to pay up to $424.75 in compensation to any company or person who had received a 'junk fax.' His firm was also required to place an ad in USA Today detailing the compensation rules and create a website inviting recipients of unsolicited faxes to receive compensation. A previous lawsuit had been filed alleging that Johnson's firm had sent 11.7 million unsolicited faxes for nine years, but it was dismissed as the plaintiffs had sued Johnson himself instead of his company. [20]
In 2021, Johnson announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the governor of Michigan. He launched his campaign in January 2021 with a $1.5 million advertising campaign that was featured during the 2021 Super Bowl. [21] Johnson did not meet the requirement of 15,000 valid signatures necessary to appear on the ballot after it was found that 9,400 of the signatures his campaign submitted were invalid and fraudulent. [22] [23] He filed suit in federal court to halt the ballot printing so he could argue why he should be included on the ballot, but he and two other candidates, Michael Markey and James Craig, had their appeals to remain on the ballot rejected by the state Supreme Court, which reiterated their fraudulent nature, with signatures harvested by paid circulators. [24] [25] In total, Johnson spent $7,000,000 of his own money in his failed bid for the Republican nomination. [26]
Nearly a year after his failed gubernatorial campaign, Shawn Wilmoth, Jamie Wilmoth, and Willie Reed faced over 20 charges from a Detroit court for their role in the fraudulent signature scheme. [27] [28] Johnson "applauded the charges." [29]
Perry Johnson | |
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Campaign | |
Candidate | Perry Johnson |
Affiliation | Republican Party |
Status | Announced: March 2, 2023 Suspended: October 20, 2023 |
Headquarters | Troy, Michigan |
Slogan | Two Cents To Save America |
Website | |
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Johnson ran a Super Bowl commercial in Iowa on February 12, 2023, announcing his intention to run for president in 2024. [30] On March 2, 2023, Johnson formally announced his bid, filling out a Federal Election Commission filing. [3] At the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, he received five percent of the presidential straw poll vote, coming in third behind former president Donald Trump and Florida governor Ron DeSantis. [31]
Johnson consistently struggled with achieving the donor and polling requirements outlined by the Republican National Committee, and actively pursued ways to circumvent them. This includes an attempt to increase the number of people donating to his campaign by selling $1 t-shirts on Facebook saying "I stand with Tucker" and counting each sale as a donation to his campaign. [32] Additionally, the Johnson campaign handed out $10 gas-cards to anyone willing to make a $1 donation to his campaign. [33] Johnson was also accused by Semafor of paying media companies to pay attention to his campaign namely engaging in a "pay-to-play" agreement with Newsmax . [34] Vivek Ramaswamy claimed that a similar offer was made to him, and he rejected it. [35] [36] Newsmax has denied both the claim from Ramaswamy and the claims about Johnson. [37]
Johnson spent over $2,000,000 in campaign ads prior to the first Republican national debate and claimed to have qualified for the debate on August 18, 2023, and claimed to have had a meeting with Fox News to do a rehearsal and walk-through of the debate process on August 22, only to receive a call on August 23 stating that he didn't qualify. [38] [26] Johnson submitted polls from two companies, The Trafalgar Group and Victory Insights, that at face value met the proper requirements. However, the only accredited poll that Johnson saw a 1% return, would be disqualified due to the RNC stating that the pollster, Victory Insights, did not meet their criteria. [39] Johnson's campaign also submitted three polls, one national and two local, by the Trafalgar Group, however, the national poll was not accepted by the RNC for having a sample size smaller than 800. [40] [41] [42] [43] As such, Johnson did not appear at the debate. In response to this, alongside Larry Elder who also submitted the Trafalgar poll and failed to qualify, Johnson stated he would pursue legal action against the RNC and demanded the resignation of RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. [44] [45]
Johnson claimed to have met the 50,000 donor requirement to attend the second Republican debate, however, "he is all but invisible in the polls" and did not qualify. [46] Johnson suspended his campaign for president on October 20, 2023 citing a lack of movement in the polls, and his failure to qualify for either of the debates. [47] He endorsed Donald Trump. [48] Trump commended Johnson for giving a "valiant effort" in the primaries and said the endorsement was a "great honor." [49]
Johnson spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention saying that "[Trump] has the heart of a lion, the brain of a genius" and that "I am ready to do whatever is necessary to get Trump back in the White House." [50]
Johnson is pro-life and strongly against abortion [51] believing that life begins at conception. [52] When he ran for Governor of Michigan in 2022, Johnson did not rule out banning abortion for survivors of rape and sexual assault, stating "two wrongs don’t make a right". [53] Johnson believes abortion to be an issue of states' rights, though he's expressed support for national restrictions. [54]
Johnson is a vocal supporter of a federal ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, [55] stating "never again will we allow transition therapy for minors. It is child abuse.” [56]
His campaign slogan was "Two cents to save America", referencing the centerpiece of his campaign, a policy to cut 2 cents off every dollar of federal discretionary spending "year after year." Johnson believes that this policy will solve the US debt crisis. [22]
Johnson promised to wholly "eliminate" the FBI, calling it a "corrupt" agency that is "beyond saving." He also announced that if elected, he would press for "bonuses" to any government agency that saves 2% of its annual budget, such that "its manager [sic] would receive a portion of the savings." [57]
Johnson has also vowed that he would use the executive power of the presidency to abolish the Department of Education. [58]
Johnson has criticized the Russo-Ukrainian War, disapproving of American involvement and questioning the amount of U.S. aid sent. [6] Johnson has proposed using executive orders to halt spending to Ukraine. [59]
Johnson is an ardent supporter of former president Donald Trump, having supported his presidential bid in 2016, 2020, and 2024. [60] Following Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump's refusal to concede over allegations of electoral fraud, Johnson supported Trump's claim, alleging "incredible fraud" had occurred. [61] Johnson had branded himself as Donald Trump "without the baggage." [55] However, Johnson also stated that he would pardon Trump from federal prosecution. [62] [63] In 2023, Johnson established the "Defend Them" Political Action Committee with the primary objective of financing the legal defense of individuals facing accusations related to the 2020 presidential election. Johnson would personally pledge to match donations up to a maximum of $1 million in support of this cause. [64]
Perry Johnson is a Catholic residing in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He is married and has three sons. He holds the position of president in Perry Johnson International Holdings and several other companies, and in 2021, Johnson formed the Perry Johnson Foundation, [65] a non-profit charitable organization. [66] [54] [6] [ better source needed ]
As a bridge player, Johnson has achieved notable success, with five victories in National Bridge Championships. He has also participated in the World Championships on six occasions, with a notable eighth-place overall finish during the 1998 Championship in Lille, France. [67]
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My Two Cents will reduce discretionary spending ... In addition, for every government agency that reduces spending ..., its manager would receive a portion of the savings ... the remainder returned to the American taxpayers.