Tony Dastra is running for Pennsylvania governor as the Green Party's certified candidate in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

Dastra, a Lancaster city resident, has centered his campaign on opposing data center development and fighting what he calls corruption in Harrisburg, according to his campaign website. He faces Democrat Josh Shapiro, Republican Stacy L. Garrity and Libertarian Kenneth Krawchuk, according to BallotReady election data.

Candidate information

  • Party: Green
  • Residence: Lancaster city, Pennsylvania
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in political science, Arizona State University (2017); bachelor's degree in urban planning, Arizona State University (2022)
  • Current employment: Public works and planning/zoning administrative assistant at Lancaster Township (since 2020); driver at Uber (since 2018)

Dastra was 29 when he filed paperwork with the Pennsylvania Department of State as a Green Party gubernatorial candidate, according to LancasterOnline. He is an Eagle Scout.

Experience and public service

Dastra served as a commissioner on the Lancaster Home Rule Study Commission from 2023 to 2024, according to LancasterOnline. He ran for Lancaster mayor as an independent candidate in 2017 and as a Green Party candidate in 2025. He also founded the Gold Goose Party, a political organization.

On the issues

The following positions are drawn from Dastra's campaign website and statements attributed to the candidate. They reflect the candidate's own claims.

Data centers: Dastra said the state needs to enact a mandatory moratorium on data centers to allow local communities to have meaningful conversations about their impact before projects are approved, according to LancasterOnline.

Property taxes and gas tax: Dastra's platform calls for eliminating working-class property taxes and reducing the gas tax, according to his campaign website.

Healthcare: Dastra's platform calls for breaking up healthcare monopolies, according to his campaign website.

Municipal powers: Dastra's platform calls for increasing municipal powers, according to his campaign website.

Campaign finance reform: Dastra said he supports public campaign financing and "Democracy Dollars," a voucher system under which each voter receives vouchers to donate to candidates of their choice, according to a Green Party national website post. He also said his campaign will not accept donations from corporations or corporate PACs.

"I hope that Voters who are fed up with corruption in Harrisburg will turn to the Green Party this year for two candidates who want to ban bribery," Dastra said, according to the Green Party post.

Endorsements

The 35 elected delegates to the Green Party of Pennsylvania State Committee endorsed Dastra's campaign at the committee's March 2026 meeting, according to the Green Party of Pennsylvania website.

  • Green Party of Pennsylvania State Committee