State Senator, 36th District

Tom JonesRepublican

• Sponsored the Responsible Budgeting Act to cap state spending growth and require on-time budgets.
• Calls for cutting state spending and eliminating several taxes, including the corporate net income tax.
• Opposes the countywide library tax on the Nov. 3 ballot.

James Andrew MaloneDemocratic

• Opposes the countywide library tax on the Nov. 3 ballot, saying he cannot support a tax increase.
• Supports more Senate session days and staying in session until the budget passes on time.

Tom JonesRepublican

No documented position found.

James Andrew MaloneDemocratic

• Pledges to always vote to fund law enforcement.

Tom JonesRepublican

• Supports parental choice in education and has backed publicly funded private school vouchers.
• Supports the Save Women's Sports Act limiting athletes to teams matching their sex at birth.

James Andrew MaloneDemocratic

• Sponsored a requirement that school staff report AI deepfakes of children, later adopted into the fiscal code.

Tom JonesRepublican

• Supports compact nuclear power for rising electricity demand; says he fought data center growth on farmland.

James Andrew MaloneDemocratic

• Supports local control over data center development, including letting municipalities pause new projects.
• Supports Sunday hunting and conservation of forests, farmland, waterways and rural communities.

Tom JonesRepublican

• Backed requiring proof of citizenship to vote and urging the state to give voter data to the U.S. Justice Department.

James Andrew MaloneDemocratic

• Supports a statewide requirement for ballot drop boxes and ballot curing, and open primaries.
• Introduced a bill banning cash gifts, and gifts over $50 a year from one source, to officials and candidates.In office

Tom JonesRepublican

• Sponsored a bill requiring police to give owners written notice of their rights when property is seized.In office

James Andrew MaloneDemocratic

No documented position found.