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Tom Jones is an American politician currently representing the 98th district of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican.[1]
Tom Jones | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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]
Abortion and birth control
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]
Gun control
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]
LGBT rights
Jones opposes same-sex marriage,[9] supports restricting transgender student atheletes 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]
Voting rights
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]
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Jones | 18,910 | 61.87 |  4.74 | |
| Democratic | Mark Temons | 10,718 | 35.07 |  1.68 | |
| Libertarian | Joshua Gerber | 937 | 3.06 | 3.06 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,192 | 26.8 | 6.42 | ||
| Turnout | 30,565 | 100 | |||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Jones | 5,646 | 98.79 | 48.54 | |
| Republican | Write-in | 69 | 1.21 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,577 | 97.58 | 75.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,715 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Jones | ||||
| Democratic | Lynn McCleary | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
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