Perry Johnson (politician)

Johnson is a speaker and author on numerous ISO standards, including the ISO 9000 Series, the ISO 14000 Series, and the AS9100 standard for aerospace.[12] He authored the textbook ISO 9000: Meeting the New International Standards,[13] followed by its second and third edition, with the latest being published in 2000.[14] As well as authoring multiple ISO Series textbooks, he also wrote Keeping Score: Strategies and Tactics for Winning the Quality War, which was first published in 1989.[15][12] Perry also authored various other textbooks, including

• ISO 14000 Road Map to Registration[16]
• ISO 14000: The Business Manager’s Complete Guide to Environmental Management[17]
• ISO/QS-9000 Yearbook: 1998[18]

In 1983, Johnson founded Perry Johnson, Inc.[12] which presented seminars on quality standards, and since its inception, the ISO 9000 standards. After General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford Motor Company—the "Big Three," switched to QS9000, requiring all suppliers to receive QS9000 certification, the Johnson firm, which supplied QS9000 certifications, quickly developed as one of the earliest Detroit firms.[19]

The development of QS9000 standards helped prevent against the "Japanese invasion," i.e. the production of highly efficient and cheap cars which arose from the ubiquitous, rigid quality standards in Japan, said Carla Bailo, CEO of the Center of Automotive Research.[19]

Johnson is the founder and owner of Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc., a private accrediting body which "validates the competency of testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, reference material producers and sampling organizations through the use of international and national standards."[20] As well as being the owner of PJLA, he is also the owner of Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation NP, Inc., a non-profit accreditation organization to be used in-place of the PJLA in cases where a non-profit organization is requisite.

In 2003, Boeing filed a complaint against Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. on the basis of two violations of conflict of interest rules in a period of 6 months.[21] This prompted the U.S. Registrar Accreditation Board to suspend Johnson's accreditation firm from issuing aerospace certifications because the firm had taught suppliers how to pass the firm's own certification tests.[19]

While the suspension was initially private, due to a suit between the U.S. Registrar Accreditation Board and Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. the suspension was made public as a result.

"Any potential publication or disclosure of the suspension will irreparably harm PJR's ability to maintain its reputation, goodwill and business in the aerospace industry," - Wrote by Johnson's Lawyers in the Oakland County Court Circuit Filings

Eventually, both the U.S. Registrar Accreditation Board and Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. settled to dismiss the lawsuit. This resulted in the accreditation board lifting the suspension, and Johnson swiftly selling off his consulting company.[19]

In 2004, Johnson's firm was also suspended by Japan Accreditation Board of Conformity Assessment. Perry Johnson Registrars later sued the Japan Accreditation Board of Conformity Assessment over the suspension, but the board did not respond in court.[19]

Starting in 1994 and ending in 2003, Johnson's consulting firm sent out a reported 11.7 million unsolicited advertisements via fax. Johnson's firms were sued multiple times for violations of FCC's Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, up until late 2003.[19] On October 9, 2000, a lawsuit against 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 individual who had received a 'junk fax.' His firm was also required to place an ad in USA Today detailing the rules for compensation and create a website inviting recipients of unsolicited faxes to receive compensation.

In 2021 Johnson announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the governor of Michigan. He launched his campaign for governor in January 2021 with a $1.5 million advertising campaign that was featured during the 2021 Super Bowl.[22] Johnson did not meet the requirement of 15,000 valid signatures necessary to appear on the ballot.[23] Johnson filed a suit in federal court to halt the ballot printing so he could argue why he should be included on the ballot, but Johnson and two other candidates, Michael Markey and James Craig, had their appeals to remain on the ballot rejected by the state Supreme Court due to fraudulent signatures being used by paid circulators without the candidates' knowledge.[24][25] Following his disqualification, Johnson expressed interest in running for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat in 2024.[26]

On March 2, 2023, Perry Johnson announced his bid for presidential candidate of 2024. He has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to form a committee for his presidential campaign.[5] Johnson also ran a Super Bowl commercial in Iowa for his campaign.[27] At the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, Johnson received five percent of the presidential straw poll vote, coming in third place behind Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.[28]