Above: Seiley ; Below: Perry
Eric David Seiley, February 23, 1947 (Boston, Mass.) - February 10, 2021 (Lone Tree, Colo.)
VP candidate for Independent Republican (2016)
Running mate with nominee: David Jeffrey Perry (b. 1963)
Popular vote: 15 (0.00%)
Electoral vote: 0/538
The campaign:
Dave Perry's 2016 campaign webpage For the Presidential election of 2016 provided a biography--
In February of 1983 Mr. Perry joined the United States Marine Corps, where he worked as a 0311 Infantryman, Mr. Perry later went on to perform Embassy Duties, serving in places such as: Calcutta, India, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In 1989 Mr. Perry joined the Marine Reserves and was assigned to the 4th Light Anti Air Missile Bn. Mr. Perry was initially a radar operator but worked his way up and in 1990 was promoted to the Rank of Staff Sergeant and later promoted to Platoon Sergeant.
August of 1990 brought new adventures for Mr. Perry as he was hired by the Santa Cruz Police Department where he went on to have a 23 year career, Mr. Perry faced many difficult times including being run down by a car-driven by a man with multiple felony convictions and being the first on scene to witness the tragedy of seeing two of his fellow officers murdered.
Mr. Perry retired in 2013 and moved to Tennessee, where he was inspired to get involved in the political process because he believes the nation needs a positive change.
"We can no longer put politics before the people, We can no longer have a President condemning Law Enforcement Officers and inciting violence by such rhetoric. Furthermore, I want to restore integrity to the White House. To reduce our national debt, create real and sustainable jobs, and to get control of government spending. No longer will we write a blank check without first evaluating the value and determining if the money will be spent in the best interest of the tax payer."
- David Perry.
David Perry a real American, a real person, a real man we can trust.
Meet the Candidate
David Perry is a man ready to make a change, a Man on a mission to make America a better place. A man firm in his ideals and integrity.
Mr. Perry was born in Santa Cruz California on July 10th, 1963. He graduated from Soquel High School.
Perry's running-mate was Eric "Rick" Seiley of Colorado, who he had no doubt met when they were fellow law enforcement officers in Santa Cruz.
The campaign did not provide a detailed platform that I can locate, but one assumes that since they were running as Independent Republicans in the general election they were Right of center and apparently not satisfied with Trump as the standard bearer.
The Perry/Seiley ticket gained 4 write-in votes in Kentucky and 11 in Colorado.
Election history: none
Other occupations: US Navy, law enforcement
Buried: Fort Logan National Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)
Notes:
Raised in Lake Charles, La.
Seiley's death in Feb. 2021 was attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
