Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Tom Jones (Pennsylvania politician)
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Tom Jones is an American politician currently representing the 98th district of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican.[1]
Remove ads
Early life
Jones graduated from the Lancaster Catholic High School in 1992. Jones self-employed himself in his landscaping business.[1][2]
Political career
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] In 2025, Jones declared his intent to run for the Pennsylvania Senate seat currently occupied by Democrat James Malone.[5]
Remove ads
Political positions
Abortion and birth control
Jones opposes abortion and is in favor of banning it in the state of Pennsylvania.[6] He opposes requiring health insurance companies to cover birth control.[7]
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).[8][9]
LGBT rights
Jones opposes same-sex marriage,[10] 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.[6][11]
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.[6][12]
Election results
2022
2024
Remove ads
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads