I grew up in the village of Cocking and have lived in this area all my life.

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I now live in Easebourne village with my wife and two children. I’m happiest when I am outdoors, walking, running or Mountain Biking on the South Downs.

I have always been fascinated by politics and I studied Politics at University. The climate crisis, and the realisation that the mainstream parties would never take meaningful action, spurred me to get actively involved in Green politics.

I am a committed campaigner with experience of four local elections. I’ve twice stood as a candidate and have a proven track record of winning votes in traditional Tory heartlands: In 2020 I was a County Council candidate. I finished second to the Conservative candidate with 550 votes, more than Lib Dem and Labour combined and 20% of votes cast. This was with no literature or posters. Just me with a green rosette knocking on doors for 2 hours a night. This year I was elected as a District Councillor in the Chichester South Ward with 950 votes As a District Councillor I am on the Environment Panel. I was inspired by Carla Denyer’s action on Bristol Council to declare a Climate Emergency. My first action as a Councillor was to propose that the Environment panel should write to our MPs in support of Caroline Lucas’ Climate and Ecology Bill. I worked to persuade members from all parties and the motion was unanimously passed.

My day job is delivering large-scale rooftop solar projects for manufacturing businesses, so I speak confidently about climate change, energy policy and how the Green Industrial Revolution can work in practice. It is vitally important to run a robust and energetic General Election campaign: We need to show the people of Chichester that the only party who will take meaningful action on Climate Change is the Green Party. I will fight for Green solutions like Carbon Tax, Universal Basic Income and Home Insulation.

I’ve shown my commitment to campaigning for The Green Party and the skills I have demonstrated whilst campaigning and in my role as a Councillor are transferable to the role of a Green MP. I will always be campaigning, persuading and influencing for a fairer, greener country.

My degree in Politics and career in renewable energy mean I can confidently speak about green issues, but my real point of difference is my proven ability to get people to turn out and vote for me. With your support I have a real chance of getting us over the line.