Jeff Perry

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. Jeff Perry was the losing Republican Party (United States)|Republican candidate, in the 2010 election, for the 10th Congressional District of Massachusetts (U.S. state)|Massachusetts, contending for a seat opened by the retirement of Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-Massachusetts). The winner was Democrat William Keating and three independents. Perry has served four terms in the lower house of the state legislature Positioning himself as a strong American conservative|conservative, his issues emphasize opposition to repealing the health care overhaul, resisting the offshore Cape Wind electrical power project and wanting strong efforts against illegal immigration. “I think this district is ready for a conservative. It’s going to be a very clear choice where voters get to say I prefer this vision or that vision.” The Perry-Keating race has featured attack advertising. Perry is under criticism for his management, while a police sergeant, of a strip search of an adolescent female; he was not accused of the search itself. Both candidates are called extremists by the other side. Republican activist Todd Domk was surprised by "Perry’s fiery, take-back-our-government victory speech, saying it energized core supporters but may have been off-putting to moderates watching from their living rooms. 'Perry was sort of indicting the entire Democratic Party, saying at one point it has rejected the Constitution. I imagine that even conservative Democrats listening were not too receptive to that.” Issues His overall approach emphasizes limiting government, and he proposes few initiatives. One that he does suggest is unifying the retirement system by putting government imployees into social security. National security "The War on Terror must never be micromanaged by Congress or become a partisan battle. I will support the President as Commander and Chief and pledge to unconditionally support our men and women in uniform. A working and aggressive intelligence plan is our best and first line of defense. I believe America must increase the resources of our human-source intelligence|human intelligence capabilities and integrate technical and human sources. .. We must have a plan for victory in Afghanistan, and one which does not foreshadow a withdrawal date." Social Security "Social Security will be running permanent deficits starting in 2016. After that point, the federal government’s ability to pay benefits will depend primarily on the Social Security Trust Fund. According to consensus estimate, the Social Security Trust Fund will be gone by 2037. ... I would support changes in the benefits for future retirees (not anyone currently receiving benefits). This would include raising the eligibility age. We must also get aggressive with the fraud and abuses of the Social Security Disability system. I will also support adding government workers into the system to ensure a more healthy cash flow and ensure fairness. " References