Tom Jones (Pennsylvania politician)

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 byDavid Hickernell
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRochelle M. Jones
ResidenceEast Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Alma materLancaster Catholic High School

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 three other challengers.[3] He would go on to defeat Democrat Mark Temons, a tradesman and small business owner, and Libertarian Josh Gerber, by a healthy margin.[2][4]

Election Results
PA House election, 2022 Republican Primary:
Pennsylvania House, District 98[3]
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
PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 98[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Jones 18,910 61.87 Decrease4.74
Democratic Mark Temons 10,718 35.07 Increase1.68
Libertarian Joshua Gerber 937 3.06 Increase3.06
Margin of victory 8,192 26.8 Decrease6.42
Turnout 30,565 100

References
  1. "Tom Jones". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. Urie, Daniel (9 November 2022). "Township supervisor wins seat held by Rep. Hickernell for 2 decades". The Patriot-News. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. "Primary Returns Totals". Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. WALKER, CARTER (20 October 2022). "98th Legislative District: GOP's Jones favored to win seat, Temons and Gerber face uphill battles". LNP. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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