Luke Perry is Distinguished Professor of political science at Utica University and Director of the Utica University Center of Public Affairs and Election Research. Perry is Editor of The 2020 Presidential Election: Key Issues and Regional Dynamics (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) and The 2020 Democratic Primary: Key Developments, Dynamics and Lessons for 2024 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), as well as author of Donald Trump and the 2018 Midterm Battle for Central New York (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), Religious Responses to Marriage Equality (2018), Mitt Romney, Mormonism and the 2012 Election (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), and coauthor of Mormons in American Politics; From Persecution to Power (2012).