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Jonathan Hromek is a Canadian politician. Hromek was the leader of the Saskatchewan United Party from May to December 2024, leading the party in the 2024 Saskatchewan general election. Hromek was also the party's first election candidate when he ran in the 2023 Lumsden-Morse provincial by-election.
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. 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.
In October, Hromek launched SUP's campaign ahead of the 2024 provincial election. 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. To raise revenues, Hromek promised increased potash royalty rates. 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'.
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. 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.
On December 30, 2024, Hromek announced that he was resigning as SUP leader. 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. 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 is married with four children, and lives in the Lumsden area.
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