Paterson/Federal Election 2025
OUTSTANDING GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATES
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GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATES
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Green Light Candidates
Daniel Dryden (LCP)
Daniel qualifies as an Outstanding Green Light Candidate
Daniel Dryden here with big news!
After running as the Legalise Cannabis candidate for the seat of Maitland in the 2023 NSW Election, I set myself back into public life. Now, two years I’m back once more this time as the Legalise Cannabis Party candidate for the seat of Paterson in the 2025 Federal Election.
In the state election, I campaigned against the outdated and harmful myths surrounding cannabis—”Reefer Madness,” “Dangerous Drug,” “Gateway Drug,” “Lazy Stoner,” and “Causes Psychosis”—rhetoric that has been debunked time and time again. You can bet I’ll be doing it again at the federal level!
I’m here to fight for fair cannabis laws, harm reduction and an end to the misinformation that has shaped our health and legal systems for far too long. But this fight isn’t just mine—it’s yours too! Together, we can push for real change.
🌿 Look for the Leaf in Paterson! 🌿
LCP endorses the 3R’s and supports the Climate Rescue Accord
Paul Johns (Greens)
Paul was dealt a rough hand at birth, having a degenerative condition which led to blindness as a teenager, but he has risen to the challenge and is a mentor to others with a disability and is contesting his third Election in a row. Growing up Paul never thought he had a vision problem until he had to sit closer and closer to the TV, he thought that was normal. Paul now has a home in Thornton and is married with two grown children and works supporting intellectually disadvantaged persons.
Paul contested two previous Local Government Elections and last year came within a couple of hundred votes of upsetting the Deputy Mayor of Maitland’s run for government. Paul’s grit and determination have seen him shine in overcoming the barriers of his disability.
To see Paul using the technology that enables him to access the computer data from Greens NSW, and ring and talk to many supporters in his area is a lesson for us all. He can communicate with whoever he chooses using state of the art technology that keeps him sharp and focused on the main game in politics.
And that is to tell his supporters and members of the public that whatever challenges we face in life, things can always be made better if we all work together to get the best outcomes for ordinary working people.
‘One of the main things we can do for a start is to tax the corporations properly so that they pay their way,’ said Paul, ‘and then that money can be put to work to help ordinary people get the health outcomes they deserve, like making sure we put Dental and Mental Health into Medicare?’
‘Also we could then afford to supply Uni and TAFE for free so that we can really train people to the best of their abilities,’ Paul added. ‘The cost of living is rising so rapidly as well, to ensure we have good wholesome food we have to balance the budget so strictly now, especially with the costs of electricity and other household items – it is getting harder every week to make ends meet.’
Paul sees The Greens as the only party he can support because of the policies as they relate to everyday living as well as trying to future-proof our environment and reduce emissions by the Government using more renewable power.
For more information regarding Paul and the challenges he has faced, please view the Guide Dogs Support Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC6P9wx-cSw