Perry Gershon
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Perry Gershon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.
Biography
Gershon worked as a lender for commercial real estate investments. He received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
New York's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 1
Incumbent Lee Zeldin defeated Nancy Goroff in the general election for U.S. House New York District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lee Zeldin (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party) | 54.8 | 205,715 |
 | Nancy Goroff (D / Working Families Party) | 45.1 | 169,294 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 107 | ||
| Total votes: 375,116 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Luca Nascimbene (Independent)
- Joshua Goldfein (Working Families Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 1
Nancy Goroff defeated Perry Gershon, Bridget M. Fleming, and Greg Fischer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 1 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Goroff | 36.0 | 17,970 |
 | Perry Gershon | 34.7 | 17,303 | |
 | Bridget M. Fleming | 27.5 | 13,718 | |
 | Greg Fischer | 1.6 | 775 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 110 | ||
| Total votes: 49,876 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lee Zeldin advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 1.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Gokhshtein (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lee Zeldin advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 1.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lee Zeldin advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 1.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Joshua Goldfein advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 1.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 1
Incumbent Lee Zeldin defeated Perry Gershon and Kate Browning in the general election for U.S. House New York District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lee Zeldin (R) | 51.5 | 139,027 |
| Perry Gershon (D) | 47.4 | 127,991 | |
 | Kate Browning (Women's Equality Party) | 1.1 | 2,988 | |
| Total votes: 270,006 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patricia Latzman (Working Families Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 1
Perry Gershon defeated Kate Browning, Vivian Viloria-Fisher, David Pechefsky, and Elaine DiMasi in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 1 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Perry Gershon | 35.5 | 7,902 |
| Kate Browning | 30.6 | 6,813 | |
 | Vivian Viloria-Fisher | 16.3 | 3,616 | |
 | David Pechefsky | 11.5 | 2,565 | |
 | Elaine DiMasi | 6.0 | 1,344 | |
| Total votes: 22,240 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brendon Henry (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lee Zeldin advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 1.
Women's Equality Party primary election
The Women's Equality Party primary election was canceled. Kate Browning advanced from the Women's Equality Party primary for U.S. House New York District 1.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Patricia Latzman advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 1.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Perry Gershon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Gershon’s campaign website stated the following:
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THE ENVIRONMENT Our district has two urgent environmental concerns that we must address. First, coastal beach erosion, as a result of rising sea levels, is already damaging homes and businesses. We must not only take steps to mitigate our changing climate, but also work with coastal residents and businesses on ways to build resilient infrastructure and strengthen their livelihoods. Global warming is real and we feel the results quite directly here on Long Island. By pulling out of the Paris Agreement, Donald Trump, with Lee Zeldin’s support, is taking us in the wrong direction. Second, we must protect our water supply by ensuring that our nitrate waste is properly treated so we don’t pollute our bodies of water. There are three layers of the aquifer, the first is polluted, the second is getting polluted, and the third is a reserve we don’t want to touch. Waste management and sewers are a serious issue in Suffolk County that requires cooperation from local, state, and federal governments. If we allow too much nitrate into the ground, we destroy the ecosystems we all rely on. The protection of Long Island’s waters is essential to both our economy and quality of life. Environmental issues affect the entire region, from Brookhaven to Montauk and all parts in between. As Congressman, I’ll fight to ensure protecting our environment is a top federal priority. Suffolk County needs good jobs, but without a healthy environment, those jobs will not be there. JOBS & THE ECONOMY I’m proud that our district is home to strong employers, like Stony Brook and Brookhaven National Labs, where some of the nation’s top research happens. But we fail to develop industry around the inventions we create. Today, the lack of industry, scarcity of high-quality jobs, and high cost of real estate force too many of our young people and families to move out of the county. Suffolk County must be a place people move to for its high quality of life, not away from. In Congress, my number one priority will be working to create high-quality jobs right here in Suffolk County. For too long, wages have remained relatively stagnant while the cost of living keeps going up. We must work hard to reverse this trend. As an entrepreneur and businessman with 30 years of experience building and growing businesses – from sports bars to real estate finance firms - I know that neither government nor private industry will solve these problems alone. We must forge private-public partnerships to redevelop our economy. I plan to encourage local employers and technical high schools and community colleges to work together to create training programs that teach students the skills they need to get good paying jobs. We need to increase our support for technical schools and continuing education programs as an alternative to traditional college. And financial cost should not be a barrier to entry in our public colleges. In addition, I’ll work to address the problems of automation by fortifying our education system so our students are prepared for the 21st century economy and expanding retraining programs so that those already in the workforce have the skills employers need. We need to bring new business to Suffolk County and we need to grow businesses from the inventions that come out of Stony Brook University and other local research centers. To do this, I will fight to decrease the tax burden on small businesses, provide tax incentives to attract new businesses, fund infrastructure upgrades, and support affordable housing options. All of this is necessary to create a favorable climate for these new businesses to operate and to create good jobs for Long Island families. HEALTH CARE Access to health care is a basic right, but it is under attack by Donald Trump and Republicans like Lee Zeldin. Zeldin voted for a plan that would impose an effective age tax, unfairly discriminating against older Americans by charging them five times more than younger Americans. And the GOP repeal of the mandate endangers the successes achieved to date under the ACA. Repealing the ACA won’t help Americans, it won’t save lives, and it won’t make health care any cheaper. The ACA is imperfect, but we need to build on its strengths and address its weaknesses – not strip health insurance from millions. The only way to fix our country’s health care problems is by working across the aisle. In Congress, I will fight to stabilize insurance exchanges through bipartisan reforms so that we’re able to increase the number of people with health insurance and lower premiums for all Americans. And I will fight to establish a Medicare for All or similar system as soon as practically achievable. In the short-term, I’ll prioritize maintaining the subsidies to stabilize the system and keep healthy people enrolled. And a public option is the only real, long-term fix for the ACA to make sure that Americans have affordable, universal health care at the lowest possible total cost to the country. EDUCATION We need to close the achievement gap and equip all students with the skills needed to succeed in the 21st century economy. To do so, we must fully fund our public schools, expand access to early childhood education, reduce class sizes, ensure students have the resources needed for learning, and retain our best teachers in the profession. Decreasing the cost of higher education and expanding access to alternative pathways – like community college and vocational training - is key to keeping America and Suffolk County economically competitive and successful. In Congress, I’ll fight to expand efforts, like those already underway in New York state, to provide tuition free education at public colleges and universities for all Americans. I’ll also fight to fully fund federal tuition assistance programs – like Pell Grants – and provide student loan relief by helping Long Islanders refinance existing student loans at lower rates. INFRASTRUCTURE We’re investing billions of dollars into the Long Island Rail Road to buy new trains, upgrade stations, and build new tracks. It’s a good start, but we need to do more. The LIRR is currently single tracked on both the South and North Fork, which limits the number of trains that can operate. We need to build parallel tracks to increase train capacity and electrify the entire LIRR system to minimize our carbon footprint. In addition to upgrading our rail system, we need to invest in big infrastructure projects, like the Cross-Harbor Freight Tunnel. This tunnel would permit freight traffic to pass under the bay between New Jersey and Long Island, bypassing Manhattan and alleviating highway congestion. We also need to invest in Long Island’s sewer lines and waste treatment plants to address water pollution, which endangers our drinking water and contaminates our marshes and fisheries. Not only will infrastructural investments make us more economically competitive and environmental sound, but the direct investments will improve our quality of life and create thousands of jobs. The Congressional Research Service estimates that more than 10,000 direct and indirect jobs are created for every billion dollars invested in construction projects in New York. But local and state government can’t make these investments alone. In Congress, I’ll fight for increased federal funding so that we can not only make improvements to our current infrastructure and transportation networks, but expand them. And I’ll work tirelessly to make sure that our tax dollars are spent right here in Suffolk County so that we make Long Island a better place to live and work for everyone. STRENGTHENING NATIONAL SECURITY America must remain the premier military power in the world. We must give tireless support to the men and women who serve in our military and respect to the fallen and their loved ones. Maintaining military preeminence must remain an important U.S. priority. And this means keeping a strong military with state of the art technology, and with funding for both our troops and our veterans. But a strong military does not necessarily mean a blindly funded one. We must be smart and thoughtful in how we spend our military dollars. And we must pay particular attention to our veterans when they return home from service, especially to protect them from opioids and to care for them through a state of the art VA system. A cornerstone of America’s leadership role has been our commitment to NATO and our alliances with strong partners, such as Israel, Japan, and South Korea. These alliances have been a key element of American power and to preventing the spread of hateful ideologies in the world and maintaining global stability since WWII. Notably, NATO allies have been there to fight alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. But Donald Trump has little understanding or respect for the importance of our alliances. Creating insecurity about our commitment to these partnerships and openly squabbling with allies only weakens these alliances and gives hope to our adversaries. Nuclear proliferation is a serious threat to world peace, and the U.S. has a major security interest in ensuring that nuclear weapons do not spread, especially to unfriendly regimes. Although the nuclear agreement with Iran could be strengthened, it is a critical tool for ensuring that Iran does not gain nuclear weaponry. Weakening it risks a resumption of Iranian efforts to develop such weapons and calls into question U.S. credibility. Furthermore, baiting an unstable North Korean dictator and a paranoid regime poses grave risks and does nothing to constructively address the situation. Dealing with North Korea requires every tool at our disposal -- strength, artful diplomacy, and strategic coordination with allies. Donald Trump’s stated affection for dictators and his hostility to human rights are inconsistent with our security interests. Dictators are enemies of democracy, and promoting democracy is not just a moral imperative but also part and parcel of ensuring a world order conducive to global stability. Likewise, the promotion of human rights has been a hallmark of U.S. policy in the post-WWII period, and abandoning our commitment to them only serves to encourage a global environment contrary to U.S. interests and the well-being of peoples around the globe. TACKLING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC It is outrageous that drug companies are too often part of the problem and not part of the solution. There is no reason drug companies should be pushing opioid painkillers when there are safer alternatives. Doctors should not freely prescribe and distribute opioids the way they do. We must educate people on the severity of the crisis. We must also lower the cost of naloxone so that our first responders, from towns large and small, can carry this life-saving medicine with them. The “Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act” should be repealed. It is doing more harm than good. This is an instance where big pharmaceutical companies duped our Congress into raising the proof required to intercept large shipments of pain pills to suspicious buyers. It is an important step to repeal this harmful legislation, but Congress fails to act. It is significant that our country has moved beyond a sentiment of just blaming the victims who suffer from opioid addiction, but that alone is not enough. We must invest in the resources, time, and effort required to tackle this crisis. Long-term we must reduce the availability of the drugs while also addressing the root causes of the crisis to stem the rise of opioid abuse in America. Finally, we must make it our mission to defend the Affordable Care Act. Through the expansion of Medicaid and removal of lifetime caps, the ACA has helped to fund opioid treatment for millions of Americans. Now, the Republican plan to repeal the ACA would slash Medicaid funding, cutting off essential healthcare services from those struggling with addiction. If their plan had passed, these patients would be left with unaffordable premiums and likely no coverage whatsoever to pay for treatment. REAL TAX REFORM Unfortunately, the Republican “Tax Scam” cuts taxes on the richest Americans and big corporations, while it hurts the middle class. The early results from this rushed and partisan process are compounding the unfairness in our tax system. Any major tax change needs input from both parties to be fair and effective. The Republican tax plan hits New Yorker families hard, removing deductions for state and local income taxes and limiting property tax and interest deductions. The cost of living in Suffolk County is already high, and this plan will only make it higher. We cannot let this happen. In addition, I oppose eliminating the estate tax on wealthy Americans with estates over $5 million, which as Warren Buffet points out, could lead to “dynasty-building.” The vast majority of the American public, including all middle class families, will see no benefit from this giveaway to the wealthy. Instead, we’ll be rewarded with higher deficits and increased national debt. Here is what I support: The tax burden on the middle class needs to be lowered, but without the oversized cuts for the wealthy that are currently proposed. We also cannot allow the deductions, credits, and exemptions that help middle-class Americans to be eliminated. These incentives encourage and subsidize, among other things, education, healthcare, charity, adoption, home ownership, and care for family members. We can make the current system fairer by looking at abuses of the capital gains system that allow wealthy investors to pay a much lower tax rate on their income than most working class families. Eliminating the “carried interest” loophole will ensure that equal burdens of taxation fall on people who earn their income through work and labor, as opposed to simply through investing. In terms of business tax reform, the first thing we need to do is close many of the loopholes, deductions, and special interest incentives that allow corporations to get away without paying their fair share. Once we do that, simplifying and making more transparent the corporate tax code, we can look at whether tax rates on businesses are where they need to be to help our economy thrive and businesses to be me more competitive. Regardless of what reforms are implemented, it is vital they should be bipartisan, and that they are revenue neutral. The goal should be to simplify the system, not to reduce the burden on corporate taxpayers at everyone else’s expense. PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE Unfortunately, partisan politics and an increasingly powerful gun lobby have taken us backwards – the assault weapons restrictions have expired and background check loopholes remain. To make progress on gun violence, we need to set aside politics and bring Republicans and Democrats together to find common ground again and common sense. When it comes to gun violence prevention, I have a few basic priorities. Background checks should be required at a national level before guns may be purchased – and we must close the loopholes in the current system. Certain guns such as assault weapons should be registered, just as cars are today. Assault weapons should not be freely available, and I support a renewal of the provisions of the old 1994 law, as well as a ban on “bump stocks.” And most of all, we should not impose “concealed carry” laws on our states. Representative Zeldin frequently advocates for a new federal gun law allowing a person to carry a legal concealed weapon into a state where it is otherwise illegal. So if a Texan visits New York, he or she would be immune to New York’s more restrictive gun laws and bound only by Texas law. We cannot let this happen. PROTECTING WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE Women’s health care is under attack. We see it every day. It’s why I believe we must strengthen Planned Parenthood, which provides critical health care – like cancer screenings and preventative care -- to so many in need. And we must repeal outrageous legislative over-reach – like the Hyde amendment – which attempts to prevent abortions even in cases required to save the life of the mother. Rather than protect and strengthen women’s health care, Congressman Zeldin has been doing the exact opposite, voting for restrictions on abortion that would take us back to the time before Roe v. Wade became the law of the land. Some Republicans in Congress have even sought to restrict access to birth control – which is critical to ensuring that abortions remain safe, legal, and rare. The decision in the 2014 Hobby Lobby case, which allowed employers to deny coverage for contraceptives turns back the clock on women’s health care, setting us down a dangerous path. Everyone should have equal access to reproductive health care, pre-natal care, and post-natal care – no matter who you are or where you live. SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS Sadly, our veterans suffer disproportionately from mental health issues, substance abuse, unemployment, and homelessness when they return home. And far too often bureaucratic red-tape prevents them from receiving critical care. This is unacceptable, and our government must spare no expense to address these challenges. Yet, despite a lot of pro-veteran rhetoric out of Washington, the Trump Administration and a hostile Republican Congress stand in the way of reform to veterans’ care. Veterans who return with injuries are at the highest risk for opioid abuse, yet we do little proactively to help them transition to civilian life. We should be following up on pain medications, devoting extra resources if necessary, to be sure they don’t go down the wrong track of substance addiction. And most of all, we should be working hard to be sure veterans can find good paying jobs and affordable housing. We must be pro-active in partnering highly-skilled, highly trained veterans with small businesses and entrepreneurs. We must ensure that all volunteers, no matter who you are or where you’re from, have the right to serve in our armed services. The Trump Administration’s ban on transgender individuals in the military is nothing short of backward and discriminatory. Our service members and veterans deserve better. They’ve earned our fullest possible support, and I will work to see that they get it! COMMONSENSE IMMIGRATION REFORM I’m fed up with our leaders in Washington—Donald Trump and his enablers in Congress like Rep. Lee Zeldin— who are stoking fears and dividing us, rather than bringing us together. Immigration reform should be a real priority, not just a foil used to cry out for Trump’s unnecessary and impractical border wall. The current practice in Washington of breaking up families is cruel and must be stopped. The visuals of immigrant babies still nursing being separated from their mom’s is unacceptable. Our immigration system is broken. It’s time someone in Congress rolled up their sleeves and got to work. Our path forward on immigration reform must focus on keeping families together, being tough on security, and implementing policies that grow our economy and create jobs. We need a tough but fair path to earned citizenship for those who work hard and play by the rules. We do better when our hard-working, talented immigrants can stay together as a family to contribute to the success of our country. I support a clean Dream Act because these young people grew up in the United States, they are positive contributors to our economy, and they should have a path to permanent residency and eventually citizenship. Members of both parties agree that hard-working people should be able to contribute fully to the country they have built their lives in. Not only must we focus on a responsible pathway to citizenship, we must also allocate resources for law enforcement to prevent threats. On our southern border, this includes resources like intelligence-gathering devices, personnel, and information sharing methods that help the U.S. and Mexico stop drugs and weapons from being trafficked on the border. On Long Island, we will combat the dangerous threat of MS-13 by providing more resources for law enforcement to eliminate gang violence and investing in social services programs that prevent gang involvement. Countless Long Islanders have died at the hands of this gang. We must take bold action to stop MS-13 from taking more innocent lives. Finally, we must focus on growing our economy and creating jobs. Economic inequities in other countries cause individuals to seek economic stability in the United States, making it imperative to pursue trade policies that level the playing field for workers abroad so that livable wages are available to those citizens. This allows us to invest in jobs right here at home. When those jobs come home, we must hold businesses that traffic in illegal immigration accountable. Additionally, immigrants who are already here should pay their fair share of taxes and continue the good work they have been doing. We must remember immigrants are a vibrant part of our communities. I’m rooted in lasting, practical and comprehensive policies that respect the rule of law. It’s time to act. EQUALITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS Federal law broadly protects the ideals of equality and fairness for all Americans. Yet, the current Administration seeks to undermine them at every turn – with extreme executive orders, legal positions, and judicial appointments. Our civil rights laws must be vigorously enforced and, where appropriate, expanded. All Americans should be protected against discrimination. In this connection, we must endeavor to ensure that our law enforcement authorities treat all citizens with fairness and due process. Dramatic progress has been made over the past decade in the area of LGBTQ rights, as the Supreme Court swept away DOMA and made marriage equality the law of the land. Yet more progress needs to be made. In too many states, it is still legal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. This is unacceptable and that’s why I support a federal guarantee of equal rights for all. Another frontier in the area of achieving greater equality is seeking to combat ageism. For too long, older Americans have been excluded from their proper place in the workforce and culture. In many societies, older people are revered for their wisdom and experience; in ours they are discriminated against and discounted. (I am proud that both my parents are still researchers and teachers well into their 70s and am glad that they have the ability to choose to continue working). Although discrimination on the basis of age is prohibited under federal law, the rights of older Americans have not been sufficiently enforced and defended. I want to ensure that this does not continue and that there are strong voices in Congress to speak up for the interests of older Americans. Ensuring that all Americans have the unfettered right to liberty, opportunity, and happiness – no matter who you are or where you are from – is the cornerstone of American democracy. It is why I will always work for greater protections against discrimination and oppression and towards greater fairness and equality for all Americans. LABOR & WORKERS’ RIGHTS Strong unions are good for workers, their families, and our economy. We would not have a middle class in America without a vibrant labor movement. Unions brought us the 40-hour work week, overtime pay, workplace safety standards, the end of child labor, pensions and benefit packages, and more. As a strong supporter of the labor, here are a few of the issues we need to work on together: Restore Collective Bargaining and Defend Workers’ Rights. The need for collective bargaining cannot be overstated. In Congress, I’ll support efforts to protect worker’s rights and strengthen the ability of workers to join unions while strongly opposing any anti-union efforts and any pushes for “right to work.” These laws in states like Michigan and Wisconsin, which allow workers to opt-out of their unions, are really “right to scab” laws and have been repressive to labor. Oppose Unfair Trade Deals That Ship Jobs Overseas & Hurt Long Island Workers. Long Island workers are among our nation’s best and, on a level playing field, can compete with anyone. But unfair trade deals have enabled corporations to offshore jobs to developing countries. Any trade policy should be negotiated in the open and designed to help Long Island workers, not hurt them. I’ll reject any trade agreements that don’t meet high standards and have strong enforcement tools to ensure other countries are playing by the rules, especially fair pay for workers overseas. Protect Pension Plans Americans Depend On. We must ensure that the pension plans that Americans thought they could depend on in their retirement will be there for them, with no reductions. Pensions are compensation that came out of collective bargaining process and it is unfair to devalue them. Invest in Infrastructure That Creates Good Paying, Union Jobs. At a time when we should be investing more federal dollars into environmentally-friendly infrastructure, we must ensure that the construction workers on these American jobs that can’t be outsourced have the wage protections we’ve promised them for 85 years through the Davis-Bacon Act. I’ll oppose any efforts that attempt to repeal the guarantee of middle class wages for construction workers in New York and across the country. Protect the Freedom of Working People to Join Together in Strong Unions to Better Themselves and Their Community. Working people should have the freedom to form unions to earn a decent living and get ahead, have access to health benefits, have retirement security, and more. That’s why I’ve been on the side of working people and fighting against the special interests in the Janus v. AFSCME case. Opting out of dues in whole or in part cannot be an option. I support a $15/hour minimum wage and equal pay for equal work because anyone who works full time should have the means to provide for their family and live a sustainable life in our community. Suffolk County working families need someone who is on their side in Congress and will put forward bold, progressive ideas that put them first. I’ll stand up to the attack on unions and American workers that started in the 1980's with Reaganomics, its trickle-down theory, and its attacks on good, union paying jobs, and which still continues by Republicans today. |
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| —Perry Gershon’s campaign website (2018)[3] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Perry Gershon for Congress, "About," accessed June 14, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Perry Gershon for Congress, "Key Issues," accessed June 14, 2018
