Perry Gregg
Democrat
Retired technology executive (former Apple Engineering Manager, NeXT Director of Software, robotics startup VP); attorney; Emeritus Board Member of W.O.M.A.N. Inc. (San Francisco)
Non-Incumbent · Public Record PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
43.2%
Top positive drivers
- T19 Scrap Electoral College; enact same-day and automatic voter registration. Backed by 5+ orgs (Common Cause, Public Citizen, FairVote, Brennan Center). 3.13/4
Top negative drivers
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T3 No congressional stock-trading ban position documented. 0/4
- T5 No FEC filings on record. 0/4
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- T1 Active campaign website with multiple issue subpages; no documented town halls or candidate-forum schedule. 1.25/4
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T3 No congressional stock-trading ban position documented. 0/4
- T4 No FEC filings reported in HI-01 race; no formal pledge documented. 1/4
- T5 No FEC filings on record. 0/4
- T6 Multiple issue subpages with substantive content; Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey completed. 2.25/4
- T7 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey completed; no major Hawaii media coverage surfaced. 1/4
- T8 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey completed; one named endorser (Kaʻimi Nicholson, Honolulu women's shelter). 1/4
- T9 Active campaign site; News page claims 6.775M social media views as of October 2025 (self-reported, not independently verified). 2.25/4
- T10 Issue pages with idiosyncratic titles ("Swimable Baignable Ala Wai", "Homework Twice Thrice", "By It I See") that are accessible but unconventional. 2.25/4
- T11 No specific healthcare price transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
- T12 Anti-Jones-Act housing-cost framing as housing transparency lever. 2.25/4
- T13 Jones Act virtual-shipping-monopoly critique with specific cost-of-food/fuel/construction-materials framing. HAWEX state-owned shipping proposal as transparency alternative. 2.88/4
- T14 No specific government spending transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
- T15 No AI transparency platform documented. 0/4
- T16 No specific law enforcement accountability mechanism documented. 0/4
- T17 No specific immigration system transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
- T18 Education listed as passion area ("the two Es"); content on "Homework Twice Thrice" page not retrievable. 1.25/4
- T19 Scrap Electoral College; enact same-day and automatic voter registration. Backed by 5+ orgs (Common Cause, Public Citizen, FairVote, Brennan Center). 3.13/4
- T20 Native Hawaiian Settlement Act framework implies federal accountability; HAWEX proposal challenges federal-state Jones Act structure. 1.25/4
- T21 Limited press surfaced; campaign website news page is self-reported. 1/4
- T22 Default 2/4 baseline; Native Hawaiian Settlement Act cites specific 1971 ANCSA precedent and dollar inflation calculation. UAP plank is a credibility risk but not a false claim. 2/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection platform documented. 0/4
- T24 No FOIA reform or open-records platform documented. 0/4
- T25 30+ year W.O.M.A.N. Inc. board service matches feminism platform; Apple/NeXT/robotics tech career matches AI/HAWEX framing. 2.88/4
E Efficiency
33.6%
Top negative drivers
- E3 No specific federal government effectiveness evaluation mechanism documented. 0/4
- E7 No documented cross-stakeholder collaboration in Hawaii context. 0/4
- E11 No specific healthcare efficiency mechanism documented. 0/4
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- E1 HAWEX proposal includes specific 7-ship target with renewable propulsion; Native Hawaiian Settlement Act includes $10B 2026-dollar quantified target. 1.25/4
- E2 Native Settlement Act explicitly invokes 1971 ANCSA precedent ($1.3B for 176 tribes/bands); cesspool plank cites University of Hawaii data on 14,000 worst pollution sources. 1.25/4
- E3 No specific federal government effectiveness evaluation mechanism documented. 0/4
- E4 30+ year W.O.M.A.N. Inc. board service in San Francisco; VP Harvard Club of San Francisco; Taproot Foundation Advisory Board. Pre-Hawaii civic record. 2.25/4
- E5 AI / robotics engineering background; HAWEX proposal includes wind-assist and solar-integrated hybrid propulsion. Specific tech-modernization framework. 2.88/4
- E6 Active campaign site and Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey; no FEC filings; no campaign infrastructure beyond website. 1/4
- E7 No documented cross-stakeholder collaboration in Hawaii context. 0/4
- E8 Apple/NeXT engineering management background implies implementation experience; HAWEX proposal addresses Jones Act compliance and renewable propulsion. 1.25/4
- E9 Apple Engineering Manager; NeXT Director of Software (direct report to Steve Jobs); robotics startup VP; 30+ year W.O.M.A.N. Inc. board service. Multiple corroborated achievements (pre-Hawaii). 2.88/4
- E10 Scrap Electoral College plus AVR/SDR plus HAWEX plus Native Settlement Act all framed as federal process reform. 1/4
- E11 No specific healthcare efficiency mechanism documented. 0/4
- E12 Jones Act housing-cost critique; no specific housing supply mechanism documented. 1.25/4
- E13 Ala Wai cleanup; cesspool pollution accountability targeting 14,000 worst sources; "carrying capacity" framework; HAWEX renewable-powered shipping. Specific environmental mechanism. 2.88/4
- E14 No specific immigration system efficiency mechanism documented. 0/4
- E15 No specific education system mechanism documented. 0/4
- E16 No specific public safety mechanism documented. 0/4
- E17 No specific federal workforce mechanism documented. 0/4
- E18 No specific spending efficiency mechanism documented. 0/4
- E19 HAWEX state-owned 7-ship carrier proposal as maritime infrastructure delivery mechanism. 2.25/4
- E20 No specific national security position documented. 0/4
- E21 No specific government processing time targets documented. 0/4
- E22 No specific federal fiscal framework documented. 0/4
- E23 No specific GAO/IG audit citation documented. 0/4
- E24 HAWEX proposed as alternative to Jones Act-monopolized shipping; Native Hawaiian Settlement Act as alternative to current federal-Hawaiian relationship. 1.25/4
- E25 No specific federal agency oversight platform documented. 0/4
A Affordability
40.5%
Top negative drivers
- A6 No documented response to a specific cost spike event. 0/4
- A11 No specific healthcare affordability position documented. 0/4
- A14 No specific federal tax policy position documented. 0/4
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- A1 Hawaii cost-of-living framed through Jones Act and Ala Wai; limited surfaced district-specific engagement infrastructure. 1.25/4
- A2 Cites University of Hawaii pollution data (14,000 worst sources of 88,000); ANCSA precedent dollar calculation. 1.25/4
- A3 30+ year W.O.M.A.N. Inc. board service in San Francisco; pre-Hawaii civic record. 1.25/4
- A4 Jones Act virtual-shipping-monopoly critique; HAWEX state-owned alternative as anti-monopoly mechanism. 2.88/4
- A5 Jones Act framed as adding cost to Hawaii households for food/fuel/construction; no specific quantified household-impact analysis. 1.25/4
- A6 No documented response to a specific cost spike event. 0/4
- A7 HAWEX redirects Jones Act monopoly rent from carriers to Hawaii consumers; Native Settlement Act redirects federal resources to Native Hawaiians. 2.88/4
- A8 Jones Act monopoly accountability; HAWEX proposal challenges incumbent shipping carriers. 2.25/4
- A9 Hawaii family cost-of-living framing; less consistent household-level translation. 1.25/4
- A10 Native Hawaiian Settlement Act + HAWEX + Jones Act reform + Ala Wai cleanup form an idiosyncratic affordability framework. 2.25/4
- A11 No specific healthcare affordability position documented. 0/4
- A12 Jones Act housing-cost critique with specific construction-materials framing. 2.25/4
- A13 Education listed as passion area; specifics not retrievable. 1.25/4
- A14 No specific federal tax policy position documented. 0/4
- A15 Jones Act monopoly critique implies consumer protection; no specific federal mechanism. 1.25/4
- A16 No specific federal minimum wage or PRO Act position documented. 0/4
- A17 Jones Act framed as adding cost to Hawaii food; no specific food/SNAP mechanism. 1.25/4
- A18 HAWEX renewable-powered shipping; Jones Act energy-product framing. 1.25/4
- A19 No specific transportation affordability position documented. 0/4
- A20 Native Settlement + HAWEX + Jones Act + Ala Wai connect cost areas; idiosyncratic but coherent framework. 2.25/4
- A21 30+ year W.O.M.A.N. Inc. board service matches self-described feminism; tech career matches HAWEX/AI framing. 2.88/4
- A22 No documented protection of specific affordability programs. 0/4
- A23 Native Hawaiian Settlement Act targets Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders; W.O.M.A.N. Inc. service targets DV survivors. 2.88/4
- A24 Native Settlement Act and HAWEX have broad reach but limited demographic specificity. 1.25/4
- A25 One named endorser (Kaʻimi Nicholson); no major institutional affordability-org alignment. 1/4
Scored from publicly available information. Research in progress.
Published Platform
- Native Hawaiian Justice — Native Hawaiian Claims Settlement Act invoking 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act precedent ($1.3B for 176 tribes); estimates ~$10B in 2026 dollars equivalent for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
- HAWEX (state-owned shipping) — Hawai'i Express Lines: state-owned, Jones Act-compliant, renewable-powered ocean carrier with 7 ships (3 large + 4 mid-size green hybrids) using wind-assist and solar-integrated hybrid propulsion. Frames as "first large-scale reclaiming of maritime sovereignty by an American state in over a century."
- Environment / Water — Ala Wai Canal cleanup ("Swimable Baignable Ala Wai") with malama 'aina framework; targets 14,000 worst pollution sources of 88,000 identified by University of Hawaii; cesspool accountability.
- Democracy — Scrap Electoral College; automatic and same-day voter registration.
- Housing — Anti-Jones-Act framing: virtual shipping monopoly drives up cost of food, fuel, and construction materials.
- AI / UAP — AI policy interest tied to robotics engineering background; "First Contact" plank proposes federal framework for non-human sentient biological entity claims (HHS/OSTP/IC IG audits) — eccentric but published.
Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 43.2% | — | 43.2% |
| Efficiency | 33.6% | — | 33.6% |
| Affordability | 40.5% | — | 40.5% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 39.1% | |
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