Glenn William Druery is an Australian political strategist, electoral campaigner and ultra-distance cyclist.
Druery played a key role in the election using his 'preference harvesting' strategy and supporting Malcolm Jones of the Outdoor Recreation Party.
In the end Jones received preferences from 19 party tickets and won a seat, despite having attracted only 0.2 per cent of the primary vote.
Druery was later quoted in the Herald Sun as saying “it was a frivolous complaint that made Patten relevant as she faced political oblivion”.
[23][24] On November 16, 2022, Angry Victorians Party party leader Heston Russell leaked a video to the Herald Sun of him to talking to Glenn Druery about a potential preference deal, declaring that the AVP felt the co-ordination of the group voting ticket system used by Druery was immoral and needed to be exposed.
[25] In early 2021, The Age newspaper reported that Druery had "charged taxpayers more than $150,000 in travel and other expenses while working as Chief of Staff to then-senator Derryn Hinch" while "also running a lucrative cash-for-votes business in state elections".
Druery resisted the release of the information regarding his travel and refused to provide comments about the issue to the media.
In August 2024, Druery became the chief of staff for Labor-turned-Independent senator Fatima Payman, founder and leader of the Australia's Voice party.