Meet a few of our 2017 Green Wave candidates! All Greens who have filed their nomination petitions for the Nov 8 General Election should submit a picture & brief bio to greenwaveofpa@gmail.com.  Jules Mermelstein will appear on the ballot in every voting booth across the state as Green candidate for SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE. Jules serves as a Montgomery County delegate to the Green Party of PA, and has been a licensed PA attorney since 1980. He is admitted to practice in the federal courts of the Eastern District of PA, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the US Supreme Court. Jules has also worked as a public school teacher of US History, Government and Economics in both a poor urban school and a wealthier suburban one. Jules brings decades of experience in electoral politics to his campaign, having served five four-year terms on the Upper Dublin Board of Commissioners. In 2011, Jules was awarded the Upper Dublin Medal of Excellence as the Outstanding Citizen of the year. He serves on the Law & Research Committee of Move to Amend, a national organization with the aim of amending the Constitution to make it clear that Constitutional rights belong to human people -- not to corporate "people."  Nate Craig is running for Mayor of Phoenixville in Chester County. Nate is a Chester County Green who was inspired
by Bernie Sanders’ call to build a movement that would need to take
root in local, county, and state governments. Nate is running with the vision of building a more moral country, a more just
criminal justice system, and an economy where hard-working Americans have a
fighting chance to do well. Nate states
that he is “not here to fix the world with a magic wand, but, rather, to do the
work that is required to create a moral society.” He is running to
help continue to ensure fairness in Phoenixville’s criminal justice practices
and to help move Phoenixville towards a local economy that works better for
more residents. You can visit his website here, or donate directly here.  Ann DiCampello is running for Bristol Township Council in Bucks County. She says, "Being both a mom and
an environmentalist, I am concerned with how climate change impacts our
children's health, with making new mandates for renewables (such as
roof solar
on new business construction), and with the threats that possible shale
fracking can bring to Bucks County water supplies." Ann and her family have lived in Levittown since she earned her B.S. in Biology from
Misericordia University over ten years ago. Ann volunteers for the
Bristol Township Environmental Advisory Council and the Greenbelt
Overhaul Alliance of Levittown (G.O.A.L.). She is also a member of the
Bucks County Sierra Club. Ann believes that Township Council members
should be striving for education on sustainability, renewables and clean
energy resources. For more about Ann's campaign visit ann4council.weebly.com
 Dave Ochmanowicz is seeking to be elected Director of School Board in Quakertown School District, Bucks County. Dave
is a voting delegate to the Green Party of the US & serves on
several national committees. He has previously served both as Secretary
of the Green Party of PA & chair of the Bucks County local, and
continues to be a county delegate to the state party. By profession Dave is a specialist in both group & individual insurance. He volunteers as Treasurer on the Board of Trustees
of the Lotus School of Liberal Arts and is active with the Quakertown Neighborhood
Association. A 10 year resident of his community with a family, he recognizes the need for open communication &
flexible support of the dynamic needs of every student. Dave
is running with a reform cohort on a platform of fiscal responsibility,
transparency, & science. He successfully earned a cross-filed
nomination in the primary, so he will appear on the ballot in the fall on both the Democratic and Green tickets. For more about Dave's campaign visit www.qcsd2017.com or make a donation. Timothy Runkle is Chair of the Lancaster County Green Party and the Treasurer of the Green Party of Pennsylvania. He established roots in Elizabethtown (Lancaster County) after earning his B.S. in Geology from Millersville University. Timothy has successfully managed environmental remediation projects in the PA, NJ, and NY area for the past 10 years. He believes that local government representatives must be good stewards of the land who understand the needs of the people. He is simultaneously running for BOROUGH COUNCIL and JUDGE OF ELECTIONS. You can learn more at his website: http://www.tim4etowncouncil.us     Neal Gale is a resident of Abington Twp in Montgomery County and represents his county local as a voting delegate to the Green Party of PA. He is running for JUDGE OF ELECTIONS. Neal joined the Green Party because he finds the increasing distance of our elected officials from the people they govern unacceptable. His civic engagement includes serving on the Abington Township Energy Advisory Council, which helps him bring to his community the personal experience he has gained from his professional experience with energy conservation & efficiency. Since 1996 Neal has been managing a comprehensive, low-income energy affordability program throughout New Jersey. He is passionate about taking an active part in making the world a better place for everyone’s children, now and into the future. Stuart Chen-Hayes is an active member of the Bucks County Green Party
 and a professor of education. He has been on the CUNY Lehman College Counselor Education/School Counseling faculty since 1998. He has middle school, sexuality, family and couples, community mental health, and addictions counseling experience. Dr. Chen-Hayes is co-author of 101 Solutions for School Counselors and Leaders in Challenging Times and has delivered over 260 professional counseling and social justice education presentations in 35 US states, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Stuart was active in the 2016 recount, which sparked an interest in the mechanics and integrity of vote-counting. He is running for JUDGE OF ELECTIONS in NEWTOWN (Bucks County). |
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