A look at congressional candidate Gerald McManus

NAME: Gerald McManus

AGE: 47

GREW UP: Stratford

FAMILY: Married with five children

RESIDENCE: Winslow Township

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Has never run for office before.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in economics from Glassboro State College, now known as Rowan University.

OCCUPATION: Real estate agent.

ON THE ISSUES: He is an advocate of the FairTax, a national 23 percent sales tax in place of a federal income tax. He says college debt is also a concern. “I even have clients who have to sell their houses because they can’t pay their child’s loans and their mortgage,” he says.

CAMPAIGN WEBSITE: https://www.mcmanus4congress.com/

CAMPAIGN CASH: Less than $5,000 raised by April 15.