Tom Jones | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 98th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | David Hickernell |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rochelle M. Jones |
Residence | East Donegal Township,Lancaster County,Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Lancaster Catholic High School |
Tom Jones is an American politician currently representing the 98th district of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican. [1]
Jones graduated from the Lancaster Catholic High School in 1992. Jones self-employed himself in his landscaping business. [1] [2]
Jones first became involved in politics when he was elected the East Donegal Township supervisor. [2] He ran for the 98th district following the retirement of David Hickernell and would defeat two other candidates in the primary. [3] He would go on to defeat Democrat Mark Temons,a tradesman and small business owner,and Libertarian Josh Gerber,by a 27-point margin. [2] [4]
Jones opposes abortion and is in favor of banning it in the state of Pennsylvania. [5] He opposes requiring health insurance companies to cover birth control. [6]
Jones opposes gun control measures,including background checks. As of October 2024,he had an "A" rating and endorsement from the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF). [7] [8]
Jones opposes same-sex marriage, [9] supports restricting transgender student athletes to participating on the team of their biological sex,and supports banning discussion of LGBT topics and books covering such in Pennsylvania schools. [5] [10]
Jones opposes Governor Josh Shapiro's automatic voter registration program,and a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Jones and others to eliminate the program. He supports making it mandatory for every voter to show an ID before voting,and is in favor of banning mail-in ballots. [5] [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Jones | 5,935 | 50.25 | |
Republican | Lu Ann Fahndrich | 3,292 | 27.87 | |
Republican | Faith Bucks | 2,566 | 21.73 | |
Margin of victory | 2,643 | 22.38 | ||
Turnout | 11,793 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tom Jones | 18,910 | 61.87 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mark Temons | 10,718 | 35.07 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Joshua Gerber | 937 | 3.06 | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 8,192 | 26.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 30,565 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tom Jones | 5,646 | 98.79 | ![]() | |
Republican | Write-in | 69 | 1.21 | ||
Margin of victory | 5,577 | 97.58 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 5,715 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tom Jones | 19,799 | 64.31 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Lynn McCleary | 10,939 | 35.53 | ![]() | |
Write-in | 48 | 0.16 | |||
Margin of victory | 8,860 | 28.78 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 30,786 |