Judge Rules Green Party Candidate Accused of Being GOP Plant Can Be Kicked Off Ballot in PA-07

Pennsylvania court removes Green Party candidate from ballot

A Pennsylvania judge on Friday ruled that a Green Party candidate be removed from the ballot after the state party sued, alleging the hopeful was a “spoiler candidate to distract progressive voters.” Andrew Tupone had filed a petition to run for the state’s 7th Congressional District as a Green Party candidate to take on Democratic […]

BREAKING: Court Strikes Down Republicans’ Latest Ploy to Meddle in PA-07, Orders Green Party Plant Off the Ballot

After lighting $1.7M on fire in a failed effort to stop Bob Brooks in the primary, Republicans strike out once again Breaking: A Pennsylvania court just ruled that Republican-backed ‘Green Party’ candidate Andrew Tupone must be removed from the ballot in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District. The ruling is the latest embarrassment for Republicans who have now tried and failed twice to meddle in […]

Judge rules Green Party candidate accused of being GOP plant can be kicked off ballot in PA-07

Andrew Tupone in front of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. (Photo courtesy of the Tupone campaign)This story was updated at 8:16 p.m. on September 4, 2026 to include a comment from Andrew Tupone. A Commonwealth Court judge ruled Friday afternoon that Andrew Tupone, a hopeful Green Party candidate in the 7th Congressional District, can be removed from the ballot despite collecting sufficient signatures to appear on it. Tupone, however, sai…

Suspected GOP plant disqualified from key race after being disavowed by his own party

A state court in Pennsylvania has disqualified the nomination of Green Party candidate Andrew Tupone from Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, in a huge development that could be decisive in a closely watched battleground race.The development was reported on Friday evening by Punchbowl News' A...

Green Party candidate Andrew Tupone is removed from ballot in Lehigh Valley congressional race

He gathered nearly 11,000 signatures to run as a third-party candidate after previously running for local office as a Republican and then switching his party registration.