Co-opted first onto Donegal County Council in 2013, he retained his seat in the 2014 local elections. A member of Sinn Féin since 1999, this is his first time running for a general election. He is heavily involved with the party in his local area and is chair of the John James Kelly/Damien Brolly Cumann in Castlefinn.

I will be a strong voice for change and a fair recovery for Donegal, providing strong representation alongside Pearse and Padraig.

To ensure that the Finn Valley receives the proper investment in services and infrastructure it deserves to keep our young people at home.

To form a left wing, Sinn Fèin led government which sets in place the mechanisms to abolish water charges and the property tax.