Birth Name: Perry Lawrence Johnson<\/p>\n
Place of Birth: Dolton, Illinois, U.S.<\/p>\n
Date of Birth: January 23, 1948<\/p>\n
Ethnicity: Perry Johnson is an American businessperson, author, and politician. He has written books on international quality control standards and certification.<\/p>\n He was a candidate for the Republican Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n Perry is the son of Dorothy and Carl Emil Johnson. He is married to Diana, and has three children.<\/p>\n Perry’s paternal grandfather was named Per Walfred\/Wolfried Johnson. Wolfried was Swedish.<\/p>\n Perry’s paternal grandmother was named Berthine\/Bertina\/Anna Martinson. Berthine was Norwegian.<\/p>\n Perry’s maternal grandfather was John F. Conjack (the son of Wasko Ksiazek\/Ksiazyk\/Ksinzek\/Charles Conjack and Elizabeth Maek, or Anastasia Noska Dubna). John was born in Pennsylvania, or in Ustjanowa G\u00f3rna, Poland. His family were likely Rusyn\/Ruthenian.<\/p>\n Perry’s maternal grandmother was Mary Horvath (who likely was the daughter of Michael Horvath and Elizabeth\/Elizebeth Laco). Mary was born in Pennsylvania, to Slovak parents from Hungary. Michael was the son of Andy Horwat and Lizzie. Elizabeth was the daughter of Andrew Laco and Elizabeth.<\/p>\n Two people of heavily Scandinavian ancestry have served as Vice President of the United States, Hubert Humphrey<\/a>, from January 20, 1965 to January 20, 1969, and Walter Mondale<\/a>, from January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981. Both were members of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale were also the two people of heavily Scandinavian ancestry who were nominated for President of the United States by a major party, Humphrey in 1968 and Mondale in 1984, both by the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n Mondale was also the Democratic Party’s nominee for re-election as Vice President in 1980. Aside of Humphrey and Mondale, three people of heavily Scandinavian ancestry have been nominated for Vice President of the United States by a major party. They were\/are: Perry is one of several people of heavily Scandinavian ancestry to have run a plausible or semi-plausible campaign for a major party’s nomination for President of the United States. Of these candidates, several won a major party’s caucus and\/or primary. They were: Other people of heavily Scandinavian heritage who have mounted plausible or semi-plausible campaigns for a major party’s nomination for President of the United States are: Perry is also one of several people of significant Slavic ancestry to have run a plausible or semi-plausible campaign for a major party’s nomination for President of the United States. Of these candidates, four won a major party’s caucus and\/or primary. The four are: Other people of significant Slavic ancestry who have mounted plausible or semi-plausible campaigns for a major party’s nomination for President of the United States are: Sources:<\/strong> Birth record of Perry’s father – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n Perry’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n Social Program Correspondence record of Perry’s maternal grandfather, John F. Conjack – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n Passenger records of Perry’s maternal great-grandfather, Wasko Ksiazek\/Ksiazyk\/Ksinzek\/Charles Conjack – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a>
\n*father<\/em> – Swedish, Norwegian
\n*mother<\/em> – Rusyn, Slovak<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n*Earl Warren<\/a> (1948; Republican; Warren was of Norwegian and Swedish descent)
\n*Lloyd Bentsen<\/a> (1988, Democratic; Bentsen’s father was of Danish descent)
\n*Tim Walz<\/a> (2024, Democratic; Walz’s paternal grandmother was of Swedish descent)<\/p>\n
\n*Earl Warren<\/a> (who sought the 1936, 1944, 1948, and 1952 Republican nominations; each time, won 1 state, California)
\n*Charles A. Christopherson (who sought the 1944 Republican nomination; won 1 state, South Dakota; Christopherson’s parents were Norwegian)
\n*Hubert Humphrey<\/a> (Democratic; in 1952, he won 1 state, Minnesota; in 1960, he won 2 states; in 1972, he won 5 states)
\n*Joe Foss (who sought the 1956 Republican nomination; won 1 state, South Dakota; Foss’s father was of Norwegian descent)
\n*Henry M. Jackson<\/a> (Democratic; ran in 1972 and 1976: in 1976, he won 4 contests; Jackson’s parents were Norwegian)
\n*Walter Mondale<\/a> (1984, the year he was nominated; Democratic; won 20 contests)<\/p>\n
\n*George T. Mickelson (who sought the 1952 Republican nomination; Mickelson’s father was Norwegian)
\n*Pat Paulsen<\/a> (who sought the 1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, and 1996 nominations, usually Democratic; Paulsen’s father was Norwegian)
\n*Frank Carlson (who sought the 1968 Republican nomination; Carlson’s parents were Swedish)
\n*Lloyd Bentsen<\/a> (who sought the 1976 Democratic nomination)
\n*John B. Anderson<\/a> (who sought the 1980 Republican nomination, and was later an independent 1980 candidate; Anderson’s father was Swedish and Anderson’s mother was of Swedish descent)
\n*Bob Smith<\/a> (who sought the 2000 Republican nomination; Smith’s paternal grandfather was of Danish descent)
\n*Gary Johnson<\/a> (who sought the 2012 Republican nomination, and was the Libertarian Party’s 2012 and 2016 nominee for President of the United States; Johnson’s father was adopted by Danish and Norwegian parents, and was possibly himself of Scandinavian descent)
\n*Michele Bachmann<\/a> (who sought the 2012 Republican nomination; Bachmann is of Norwegian descent)
\n*Jon Huntsman, Jr.<\/a> (who sought the 2012 Republican nomination; Huntsman is of one eighth Swedish, one eighth Norwegian, and one sixteenth Danish, descent)
\n*Eric Swalwell<\/a> (who sought the 2020 Democratic nomination; Swalwell’s mother is of Swedish and Danish descent)<\/p>\n
\n*Harold Stassen<\/a> (Republican; in 1944, he won 1 state, Nebraska; in 1948, he won 4 states; in 1952, he won 1 state, Minnesota; Stassen also sought the 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1992 Republican nominations; Stassen’s paternal grandmother was Czech)
\n*Edmund Muskie<\/a> (1972; Democratic; won 4 states; Muskie was previously the 1968 Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States; he was of Polish descent)
\n*Tom Harkin<\/a> (1992; Democratic; won 1 state, Iowa; Harkin’s mother was of Slovene descent)
\n*John Kasich<\/a> (Republican; ran in 2000 and 2016: in 2016, he won 1 state, Ohio; Kasich is of Czech or Rusyn, and Croatian descent)<\/p>\n
\n*George H. Bender (who sought the 1960 Republican nomination; Bender was of Czech descent)
\n*James Traficant<\/a> (who sought the 1988 Democratic nomination; Traficant’s mother was of Slovak descent)
\n*Dennis Kucinich<\/a> (who sought the 2004 and 2008 Democratic nominations; Kucinich’s father was of Croatian descent)
\n*Gary Johnson<\/a> (again, who sought the 2012 Republican nomination, and was the Libertarian Party’s 2012 and 2016 nominee for President of the United States; Johnson’s mother was of Ukrainian descent)
\n*Tim Pawlenty<\/a> (who sought the 2012 Republican nomination; Pawlenty’s father was of Polish descent)
\n*Amy Klobuchar<\/a> (who sought the 2020 Democratic nomination; Klobuchar’s father was of Slovene descent)
\n*Joe Sestak<\/a> (who sought the 2020 Democratic nomination; Sestak’s father was of Slovak descent)<\/p>\n
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