Jon Hromek

Hromek launched his political career in the summer of 2023, when he became the first candidate to run for the Saskatchewan United Party (SUP), in the August Lumsden-Morse by-election. Running on a platform focused on "parental rights" in education, Hromek finished second to the Saskatchewan Party's Blaine McLeod with 23% of the vote, earning 35 more votes than the third place New Democratic Party candidate.{{Cite news |last=Garn |first=Nicole |date=2023-08-14 |title=Saskatchewan United Party leader happy with byelection results |url=https://www.ckom.com/2023/08/14/saskatchewan-united-party-leader-happy-with-byelection-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814233554/https://www.ckom.com/2023/08/14/saskatchewan-united-party-leader-happy-with-byelection-results/ |archive-date=2023-08-14 |access-date=2023-10-16 |work=CKOM}} Hromek spoke positively of the result and suggested that the party would fare better in a full general election campaign.{{Cite web |last=Prisciak |first=David |last2=Lynn |first2=Josh |date=2023-08-10 |title=NDP swipes 2 Sask. Party seats in byelection wins |url=https://regina.ctvnews.ca/ndp-swipes-2-sask-party-seats-in-byelection-wins-1.6514486 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812233615/https://regina.ctvnews.ca/ndp-swipes-2-sask-party-seats-in-byelection-wins-1.6514486 |archive-date=2023-08-12 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=CTV News Regina |language=en}}

In 2023, Hromek contributed $200,000 to SUP through his company, Adonai Resources, representing roughly 40% of the total contributions for the party that year.{{cite web |date=2024-05-03 |title=Sask Party raises $3.6M, leads in donations ahead of election |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/highlights/governing-saskatchewan-party-raises-36m-leads-in-donations-ahead-of-election-8695688 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518014555/https://www.sasktoday.ca/highlights/governing-saskatchewan-party-raises-36m-leads-in-donations-ahead-of-election-8695688 |archive-date=2024-05-18 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Sask Today |agency=The Canadian Press}}{{cite web |last1=Prisciak |first1=David |date=2024-05-16 |title=Nadine Wilson steps down as leader of Sask. United Party |url=https://regina.ctvnews.ca/nadine-wilson-steps-down-as-leader-of-sask-united-party-1.6890088 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516233650/https://regina.ctvnews.ca/nadine-wilson-steps-down-as-leader-of-sask-united-party-1.6890088 |archive-date=2024-05-16 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=CTV News Regina |publisher=}} When asked about the large contribution, Hromek stated that he was "a firm believer that you put your money where your mouth is and that’s why I did that." On October 3, 2023, Hromek was named the deputy leader of SUP.{{Cite news |last=Cairns |first=John |date=2023-10-03 |title=Sask United Party names Jon Hromek deputy leader |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/highlights/sask-united-party-names-jon-hromek-deputy-leader-7633189 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015053353/https://www.sasktoday.ca/highlights/sask-united-party-names-jon-hromek-deputy-leader-7633189 |archive-date=2023-10-15 |access-date=2023-10-03 |work=SaskToday}}

On May 16, 2024, it was announced that party founder Nadine Wilson was stepping down as leader, and that Hromek had been appointed as the new SUP leader.{{cite web |date=2024-05-16 |title=Sask United Party announces new leader as Nadine Wilson steps down |url=https://www.ckom.com/2024/05/16/nadine-wilson-steps-down-as-leader-of-sask-united-party-jon-hromek-takes-over/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524072133/https://www.ckom.com/2024/05/16/nadine-wilson-steps-down-as-leader-of-sask-united-party-jon-hromek-takes-over/ |archive-date=2024-05-24 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=CKOM |publisher=Rawlco Communications}}

In October, Hromek launched SUP's campaign ahead of the 2024 provincial election.{{Cite news |last=Salloum |first=Alec |date=2024-10-02 |title=Sask. United Party and Sask. Buffalo Party unveil respective campaign platforms |url=https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/sask-united-party-unveils-campaign-platform-buffalo-party-talks-stc-revival |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003013542/https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/sask-united-party-unveils-campaign-platform-buffalo-party-talks-stc-revival |archive-date=2024-10-03 |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=Regina Leader-Post}} He stated that the party hoped to elect at least two members to the Legislative Assembly. Hromek pitched SUP as "a true conservative option" for the province, stating that the party would pursue increased privatization in the healthcare system, reintroduce standardized testing in the education system while placing greater limitations on sexual health education, and cut sales taxes and eliminate the provincial gas tax.{{Cite news |date=2024-10-02 |title=Sask. United Party campaigns for foothold in tight race with promises to slash taxes, reform health care |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-united-party-campaigns-for-foothold-in-tight-race-with-promises-to-slash-taxes-reform-health-care-1.7340911 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003162423/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-united-party-campaigns-for-foothold-in-tight-race-with-promises-to-slash-taxes-reform-health-care-1.7340911 |archive-date=2024-10-03 |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=CBC News}} To raise revenues, Hromek promised increased potash royalty rates.{{Cite news |last=Mandryk |first=Murray |date=2024-10-03 |title=Sask. United's platform, candidates familiar to Sask. Party |url=https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnists/mandryk-sask-united |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003191416/https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnists/mandryk-sask-united |archive-date=2024-10-03 |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=Regina Leader-Post}} Hromek also stated that the party was committed to removing "ideology" from schools, including "genders" and discussion of the climate crisis. While Hromek conceded that humans were responsible for climate change "to a certain extent," he falsely claimed that carbon dioxide had been 'demonized' as a 'pollutant'.{{Cite news |last=Tank |first=Phil |date=2024-10-03 |title=Climate an unlikely election topic despite struggles in Sask. |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/tank-climate-an-unlikely-election-topic-despite-struggles-in-sask |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003162744/https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/tank-climate-an-unlikely-election-topic-despite-struggles-in-sask |archive-date=2024-10-03 |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=Saskatoon StarPhoenix}}

SUP ultimately failed to have any candidates elected in the 2024 election; Wilson and Hromek finished third in their respective races, and the party finished a distant third overall, receiving nearly four percent of the popular vote.{{Cite web |last=Antonio |first=Jason G. |date=2024-10-29 |title=Sask. United Party can still be proud despite election loss, leader says |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/southwest/sask-united-party-can-still-be-proud-despite-election-loss-leader-says-9726006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111211113/https://www.sasktoday.ca/southwest/sask-united-party-can-still-be-proud-despite-election-loss-leader-says-9726006 |archive-date=2024-11-11 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sask Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Saskatchewan Votes 2024 |url=https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/saskatchewan/2024/results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111150242/https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/saskatchewan/2024/results/#/all-parties |archive-date=2024-11-11 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=CBC News}} Hromek stated that SUP "can hold our head high and be proud of ourselves with what we accomplished", taking credit for pressuring the Saskatchewan Party to move further right in its policies, including a late campaign promise for a bathroom bill.{{Cite web |last=Antonio |first=Jason G. |date=2024-10-29 |title=Sask. United Party can still be proud despite election loss, leader says |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/southwest/sask-united-party-can-still-be-proud-despite-election-loss-leader-says-9726006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111211113/https://www.sasktoday.ca/southwest/sask-united-party-can-still-be-proud-despite-election-loss-leader-says-9726006 |archive-date=2024-11-11 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sask Today |language=en}}

On December 31, 2024, Hromek announced that he was resigning as SUP leader.{{Cite news |date=2024-12-31 |title=Hromek steps down as Saskatchewan United Party leader |url=https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/hromek-steps-down-as-saskatchewan-united-party-leader |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104161533/https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/hromek-steps-down-as-saskatchewan-united-party-leader |archive-date=2025-01-04 |access-date=2025-01-04 |work=Regina Leader-Post |publisher=Saskatoon StarPhoenix}} In January 2025, he expressed interest in running for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party, stating that he had "always been a Sask. Party guy" but felt the party had drifted away from its base.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-03 |title=Evan Bray Show: Hromek announces interest to run as Sask. Party Leader |url=https://www.ckom.com/2025/01/03/evan-bray-show-hromek-announces-interest-to-run-as-sask-party-leader/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104161403/https://www.ckom.com/2025/01/03/evan-bray-show-hromek-announces-interest-to-run-as-sask-party-leader/ |archive-date=2025-01-04 |access-date=2025-01-04 |work=CKOM}} Hromek stated that for him, the 2024 election made clear that political change could most easily be achieved through the Saskatchewan Party, and that there was an opportunity to take the party "back to its original roots". Noting that the party's 2025 annual general meeting would include a leadership review, Hromek encouraged SUP supporters to acquire Saskatchewan Party memberships to help force a leadership race, in which he would "absolutely" consider running in.

Hromek trained as a Petroleum engineer, graduating with a Bachelors of Applied Sciences in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Regina in 2003.{{Cite news |last=Prisciak |first=David |date=2024-10-02 |title=Leader Profile: Jon Hromek, Saskatchewan United Party |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/leader-profile-jon-hromek-saskatchewan-united-party-1.7059320 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003190956/https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/leader-profile-jon-hromek-saskatchewan-united-party-1.7059320 |archive-date=2024-10-03 |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=CTV News Saskatoon}} He is the CEO and chairman of Adonai Resources II Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company. He is a member of both the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Headquartered Oil Producers.

Hromek is married with four children, and lives in the Lumsden area.{{cite web |title=Jon Hromek Lumsden-Morse |url=https://www.saskunited.ca/lumsden_morse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930162753/https://www.saskunited.ca/lumsden_morse |archive-date=2023-09-30 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=saskunited.ca |publisher=Saskatchewan United Party}}

{{Canadian election result/top|SK|2024|Lumsden-Morse|percent=yes|prelim=no}}

{{CANelec|SK|Saskatchewan|Blaine McLeod|4,774|55.06}}

{{CANelec|SK|NDP|Chauntel Baudu|2,157|24.88}}

{{CANelec|SK|SUP|Jon Hromek|1,371|15.81}}

{{CANelec|SK|PC|Megan Torrie|308|3.55}}

{{CANelec|SK|Green|Isaiah Hunter|61|0.70}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total|8,671|100.0}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Saskatchewan{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.sk.ca/ |title=2024 General Election Official Results |publisher=Elections Saskatchewan|date=2024-11-09|access-date=2024-11-13}}}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|SK|10 August 2023|Lumsden-Morse|by=yes|percent=yes|reason=(Resignation of Lyle Stewart)}}

{{CANelec|SK|Saskatchewan|Blaine McLeod|2,696|53.42}}

{{CANelec|SK|Saskatchewan United Party|Jon Hromek|1,145|22.69}}

{{CANelec|SK|NDP|Kaitlyn Stadnyk|1,110|21.99}}

{{CANelec|SK|Buffalo|Les Guillemin|56|1.11}}

{{CANelec|SK|Green|Isaiah Hunter|40|0.79}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,047|100.00}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Saskatchewan{{cite web |title=2023 By-elections |url=https://www.elections.sk.ca/2023byelections/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812133148/https://www.elections.sk.ca/2023byelections/ |website=Elections Saskatchewan |archive-date=2023-08-12 |access-date=2023-07-25}}|}}

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