Trevor Jones will once again be the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Chatham-Kent-Leamington.
He was re-elected during Thursday's provincial election, being one of many PC candidates helping Doug Ford form a majority government.
Jones told reporters he and his team's hard work throughout the campaign paid off.
"We went to every corner of our riding, talked to thousands and thousands of people, (and) heard their concerns," he told reporters after being declared MPP.
Unsurprisingly, the number one concern brought up during the election campaign was the U.S. threats of tariffs. Jones said the PC Party will be the best job possible to fight back and the voters agreed.
“It’s on all our minds. It’s our jobs, our children’s jobs, our future," he said.
Jones received over 22,000 votes, more than half of all the votes across the riding.
Coming in second with nearly 7,900 votes was Bill Kirby with the Ontario Liberal Party, followed by Christian Sachs with the Ontario NDP who got around 7,300.
Rhonda Jubenville with the New Blue Party of Ontario got roughly 3,400 votes, Matthew Davey with the Green Party of Ontario received over 1,200, while Phillip St. Laurent with the Ontario Party earned just over 700 votes.
Jones has been the riding's MPP since 2022, when he beat incumbent Rick Nicholls (who ran for the Ontario Party after he was ousted from the PC caucus), and current Chatham-Kent municipal councillor Brock McGregor, who ran for the Ontario NDP.
He held many positions during his first term. This included Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Deputy Government House Leader, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, and Associate Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Jones was also a member of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies and the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.
When asked whether he hopes to be given more positions during his second term, Jones said the only title he cares about is MPP.
“I’m here happy to be the MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington. Anything else is just extra," he added.