[2] Prior to this he defeated incumbent Representative Jarrod Martin in the Republican primary in an upset result.

[1] Perales also works as Campus Planning and Real Estate Director at the University of Dayton.

[4] Perales joined a crowded primary to unseat incumbent Jarrod Martin.

After retiring from the Air Force, he ran for Beavercreek City Council and was elected Mayor from 2002 to 2003.

Perales then successfully ran for Greene County Commissioner, a title he held for eight years.