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Friends
December 
Two Green Party
Candidates Reflect on the 2025 Campaign
The Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA)
had nominated three candidates for local office during 2025. Michael
Bagdes-Canning was nominated for re-election as Mayor of Cherry Valley
in Butler County. Tony Dastra was nominated for two offices, Mayor and
City Councilor of Lancaster City in Lancaster County. Alex Noyle was
nominated for Auditor of East Norriton Township in Montgomery
County.
To help them focus their answers, GREEN
STAR asked our candidates four questions. Two of those candidates were
kind enough to share their thoughts about the election.
GREEN STAR: Based on your campaign
this year, what advice would you offer to Greens who plan to run for
office in 2026 or 2027?
GREEN STAR: Voters in your district
began voting by mail-in ballot on October 1. How do you think mail-in
voting affected your campaign?
GREEN STAR: What effect did your
volunteers at the polls have on the election outcome?
GREEN STAR: Do you plan to run again
for office as a Green Party candidate?
PLEASE
READ THEIR ANSWERS HERE
PA Green
News
Edited by Chris
Robinson
GPPA Delegates Accept Green Party of Huntingdon
County
Green Party members in Huntingdon County petitioned to have their
new Green Party affiliated with the Green Party of Pennsylvania. On
November 9, the GPPA State Committee accepted their petition and
approved their bylaws by consensus. The chair of Huntingdon County
Green Party will be Courtney Robinson, and their email address will be
[email protected]
Please follow this new party at their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/huntingdongreens/
GPPA State Committee Elects New
Secretary
On November 9, the GPPA State Committee
elected a new Green Party Secretary. With more than 40 delegates and
friends participating virtually, Bryarr Misner won the contested
election with two thirds of the vote. Misner, an organizer from
Allegheny County, says he will “ensure that every county, member, and
volunteer has a clear, accessible path to participation and that the
party continues building structures that reflect its values.”
Campaign Updates
Edited by Chris
Robinson
Three candidates were nominated by GPPA to run for four
local offices during 2025. Here is the outcome of those four
contests.
November 4, 2025, General
Election
Michael Bagdes-Canning for
Re-Election to Mayor of Cherry Valley
Borough
Butler County
Michael Bagdes-Canning was
re-elected Mayor of Cherry Valley. He received 27 votes (100%)
according to the Butler County website,
https://www.butlercountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11058/CHERRY-VALLEY-BORO-PDF
Tony Dastra for Mayor of
Lancaster City
Lancaster
County
Tony Dastra was not elected Mayor of Lancaster City. He received
1,137 votes (10%) according to the Lancaster County website,
https://electionresults.lancastercountypa.gov/results/public/lancaster-county-pa/elections/2025GeneralElection
Tony Dastra for City Council
of Lancaster City
Lancaster
County
Tony Dastra was not elected to the City Council of Lancaster City.
He received 2,769 votes (8%) according to the Lancaster County
website,
https://electionresults.lancastercountypa.gov/results/public/lancaster-county-pa/elections/2025GeneralElection
Alexander Noyle for Election
to Auditor of East Norriton
Township
Montgomery
County
Alex Noyle was not elected Auditor of East Norriton. He received
340 votes (7%) according to the Montgomery County
website,
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/b9a6346c426e4725b566dcaaac5b1d9f/page/Full-Results-Chart-%26-Map
Other Victorious Green Party
Candidates
Alexander George Casper for
Judge of Elections in Bradford
City
McKean
County
Alex Casper was elected
Judge of Elections in Bradford with 39 votes (97%).
Abigail Hunter for Judge of
Elections in Pittsburgh
Allegheny
County
Abi Hunter was elected
Judge of Elections in Pittsburgh with 214 votes (99%).
Stacy Flinn for Judge of
Elections in Pittsburgh
Allegheny
County
Stacy Flinn was elected
Judge of Elections in Pittsburgh with 227 votes (99%).
Alexander George Casper for
Inspector of Elections in Bradford
City
McKean
County
Alex Casper was elected
Inspector of Elections in Bradford with two votes (40%).
Carl Jochen for Inspector of
Elections in Scranton
Lackawanna
County
Carl Jochen was elected
Inspector of Elections in Scranton with one vote (then winning a
tie-breaker).
Other Green Party
Candidates
Robert Schultz for Inspector
of Elections
Philadelphia
Robert Schultz was not elected Inspector of Elections in
Philadelphia with three votes (2%).
Alexander George Casper for
Government Study
Commission
McKean
County
Alex Casper was not elected to the Government Study Commission with
247 votes (5%).
The Green Party of the U.S. also lists three
additional Green Party members who ran unsuccessfully for office in
2025. We could find no record of their vote.
Ambrose Jackson Rodgers for Auditor of
Foster Township, Luzerne
County.
Barbara Laxon for
Inspector of Elections in Bradford City, McKean
County.
Nicholas Alan Hahn for
Inspector of Elections in Bradford City, McKean
County.
More
information here, https://www.gpelections.org/?t=2025
All Green Party candidates who plan to run in 2026 and 2027 are
welcome to contact GREEN STAR at [email protected].
Team Reports
Edited by Patrick O.
McNally
The Green Party of Pennsylvania
has four Action Teams.
Communication Team
The ComTeam is asking for you to get involved in writing short
stories about your interests. We would like to expand our media team
to be more inclusive for members from the Black Caucus, Latinx Caucus,
National Women’s Caucus and Lavender Greens to help us highlight the
diversity in the Green Party. Please contact Chris Robinson
at[email protected]
Please join the Communication Team right
here.
http://www.gpofpa.org/team_communications_join
 Finance Team
The Finance Team establishes the Green Party budget; plans events,
meetings, and fundraising initiatives; promotes membership options;
and manages merchandise.
Please join the Finance Team right here.
https://www.gpofpa.org/team_finance_join
 Green Wave Team
The Green Wave Team thanks all of our candidates this year, as well
as their volunteers. Thanks to your hard work, the Green Party has
remained a public presence, which will help the party grow and run
more candidates in the future. We invite anyone thinking about running
for office in 2026 or 2027 and anyone interested in assisting a
campaign to join the Green Wave Team.
Please join the Green Wave Team right
here.
www.gpofpa.org/team_greenwave_join
 Core Team
The Core Team establishes party rules, develops the platform, and
manages the tools and systems that maintain the Green Party and allow
it to grow.
Please join the Core Team right
here.
https://www.gpofpa.org/team_core_join
National
Green News
Edited by David Ochmanowicz
Jr.
Designation of
the Israeli Defense Forces as a Terrorist
Organization
The Green Party of the United States:
Approved by the National Committee of the Green Party
of the United States, November 9, 2025
STORY
HERE
Brave Military Whistleblowers Say Go
Green!
Veterans Day highlights a harsh truth – our soldiers risk their
lives for endless war to enrich the military-industrial complex. The
only way to honor them is with peace.
Josephine Guilbeau is a 17-year veteran and former Intelligence
Officer. Anthony Aguilar is a retired U.S. Lieutenant Colonel and
Special Forces Officer Green Beret who served for 25 years. They will
not be silenced. Last September they demanded an end to the genocide
in Gaza before a Senate Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. The same
corrupt politicians who claim to support veterans promptly had them
arrested for daring to speak truth to power...
We’re honored to
have the support of these fearless military whistle-blowers! They are
standing up for the people of Gaza and the victims of the U.S. war
machine that they once served. They’ve chosen the Green Party because
they know that we’re the only party that’s ready to take on the two
parties of war and Wall Street and will always have the backs of
whistleblowers. STORY
HERE
Veterans Day, An Inconvenient and Problematic
Holiday
Remarks by Matthew Hoh, Green Party of
North Carolina candidate in 2022 for U.S. Senate. Hoh’s remarks were
delivered at Community Church of Boston, November 9, 2025. STORY HERE
EcoAction Webinar on Climate
COP 30 in Brazil
The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the US hosted a
webinar on the Climate COP in Brazil on Monday, November 10 – the
first day of the COP. Speakers were Rachel Ruback from the campaign
for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty; Holly Kaufman from the
Plastics and Climate Project; and 350.org US Senior Policy Analyst JL
Andrepont. Maureen Doyle of the Massachusetts Green Party spoke about
indigenous rights and the COP on biodiversity. Mark Dunlea did the
introduction. WEBINAR HERE
Green Livestream with David
Cobb
David Cobb is a people’s lawyer who has sued corporate polluters,
lobbied elected officials, run for political office himself, and been
arrested for non-violent civil disobedience. He believes we must
provoke—and win– a peaceful revolution for a peaceful, just,
sustainable and cooperative society if we are to survive.
Cobb was
the Green Party Presidential nominee In 2004, and forced a recount in
Ohio that helped launch the Election Integrity movement. In 2010 he
co-founded Move To Amend, a campaign for a constitutional amendment to
abolish the illegitimate, court-created doctrines of “corporate
constitutional rights” and “money equals speech.” In 2016 Cobb served
as the campaign manager for Jill Stein’s presidential campaign.
LIVESTREAM
HERE
Global Green
News
Edited by Hal
Brown
Indigenous Peoples Want Their Voices Heard at COP
30
Putting pressure on the negotiations was
the goal of these protesters. Waving signs and flags, they are
demanding concrete decisions on climate change, including a roadmap
for phasing out fossil fuels. “Stop the agreements with the big mining
and oil companies, we are here to defend Mother Nature.” “I want the
COP leaders to ignore the fossil fuel lobbyists and think about the
people, think about the Indigenous peoples who protect these lands and
who must continue to do so,” the protesters chanted. STORY
HERE
DRC: Rupture of Contaminated Retention Basin Sparks
Concerns
A leak from a water retention basin
containing acid has caused significant damage [in the Democratic
Republic of Congo], raising fears of major repercussions on the
ecosystem, as well as on the health of the surrounding population. In
addition to the flooding of a market and several homes, some fear that
the incident will also cause soil pollution. According to residents of
the Kasapa neighborhood and members of civil society, the reservoir
that collapsed belongs to the Chinese mining company Congo Dongfang
Mining (CDM). STORY
HERE
In Australia Tropical Forests Emit More CO2 Than
They Retain
Researchers examined records tracing the
growth of tropical forests in the Australian state of
Queensland...over nearly 50 years. The results, published in the
scientific journal Nature, show that extreme temperatures and severe
droughts linked to climate change have made tree growth, and therefore
their ability to store carbon, more difficult. Cyclones, whose
intensity is expected to increase with climate change, have also had
an impact. Another lesson: the increase in tree mortality has
contributed to the release of CO2 into the atmosphere, a release that
has not been offset by tree growth, which is itself affected by
climate change. STORY
HERE
Brazil: Deforestation in the Amazon Fell by
11%
Deforestation in the Amazon fell by 11% year-on-year, according to
the latest official figures, published on October 30. A total of 5,796
km² were deforested in the world’s largest rainforest...from August
2024 to July 2025, the lowest level in eleven years. Collected by
satellites of the Prodes system of the National Institute for Space
Research (INPE), this data reflects the fourth consecutive decline in
deforestation in [Brazil], a cause President Lula has championed. The
figure...is also the lowest in 11 years, and the third lowest since
records began in 1988. STORY
HERE
Adoption of Italian Motion to Increase
Compensation for People with Disabilities
The Italian Green Party, Verdi - Grüne - Vërc, welcomes adoption of
their motion...concerning better compensation for internships for
people with disabilities...“Dignity is also demonstrated through work
and fair pay. Today we are sending an important signal: Inclusion must
not be a mere buzzword, but must be reflected in concrete decisions
for justice and respect,” concluded Green Party MPs Zeno Oberkofler,
Brigitte Foppa, and Madeleine Rohrer with satisfaction. STORY
HERE
GPPA Meeting Dates for 2026
All State Committee Meetings will begin at noon
Sunday, January 11, via Zoom, RSVP
here,
https://www.gpofpa.org/20260111_state_committee
GPPA Communications
Team
Issue Credits
Editors: Hal Brown, Patrick O. McNally, David Ochmanowicz,
Jr. and Chris Robinson
Contributors: Michael Bagdes-Canning, Tony Dastra, Barbara
Laxon, Jon Lessner, Bryarr Misner, Alex Noyle, Chris Robinson,
Courtney Robinson, Timothy Runkle, Colleen Schmotzer, Jay Ting Walker
and Aidan Williamson
Layout: Hal Brown, Sherri Miller, and David Ochmanowicz
Jr.
Graphic Arts: Kevin Richardson
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