He was a member of the Liberal Party until the mid 80s when he gave it away as "it was clear it was the same old tired things of those in power dictating what people should think".

After 10 years, he called The Greens in desperation.

"My view was that they were a lot of dope smoking greenies hugging trees," he said.

"It was a very prejudiced view because The Greens are a true, grassroots democracy and about people who care."

Mr Darley-Jones grew up in Ireland where his political views were shaped, namely that health and education should be free.

"A prosperous country needs a healthy, educated population," he said.

"What's happening to TAFE in Australia and NSW is a scandal and my big fear is that if Mike Baird gets in again then TAFE will disappear."

His other focus will be on increasing funding to public libraries.

"The NSW government contributed eight per cent of total library funding in 2012/2013," he said.

"It's the lowest amount in Australia and local councils are funding the rest.

"I want to convince the state government that more money needs to be spent on our libraries."

Beyond health and education, Mr Darley-Jones is a strong believer in moving away from coal mining towards 100 per cent renewable energy in NSW.

"I was brought up on a farm and I learnt early on that if you don't look after the land then the land doesn't look after you," he said.

"You need to re-use or recycle everything.

Mr Darley-Jones said his passions in the Wollondilly area centred on stopping coal seam gas mining in water catchment areas, good agricultural land and close to local communities. The Southern Highlands is an exclusion zone for coal seam gas mining and exploration.

"Recently the state government has been changing fossil fuel licensing and planning, which is making it easier to mine and that applies to coal mining in the Highlands," Mr Darley-Jones said.

"Why would you want more coal mining in a water catchment?"