Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Tom Jones

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 98 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Won the 2026 race for Pennsylvania Senate District 36.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 98

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
0
4 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
95%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+9.1
Won 2026
Elections
3
2022–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Housing and Community Development · republican secretary
  • Agriculture and Rural Affairs
  • Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 4 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jones sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Jones is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianJonesMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Seth Grove, Perry Stambaugh, Chad Reichard

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM ET

With Jones’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Jones’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Jones was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Pennsylvania State Senate, District 36WonR+9.1R+15.5−6.4
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 98WonR+28.8R+24.4+4.4
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 98WonR+26.8R+26.0+0.8

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$3.3M
Spent
$2.8M
Cash
$464.7K

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

FRIENDS OF TOM JONES
State
Active
THOMAS M JONES
State
Active

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Seats Jones has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Jones has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Jones

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET