Jen Plumb
State senator, Senate District 9 · Democratic
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Office held
| State senator | Senate District 9 | Source |
On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
Jen Plumb is a candidate for Utah Senate, District 9. The ballot lists Jen Plumb, Democratic. The district covers all or part of Salt Lake County.
Everyone on the ballot for this seat
| Candidate | Party |
|---|---|
| Thaddeus A Evans | Republican |
| Jen Plumb | Democratic |
| J. Lowry Snow | Forward |
Bills sponsored in 2026
Chief sponsor of 30 bills in the 2026 General Session: 13 passed, 17 did not pass both chambers.
- Anesthesia Dosage Amendments
- Physician Practice Amendments
- Dyslexia Testing Amendments
- Naloxone Amendments
- Opioid Fatality Review Amendments
- Substance Use Rehabilitation Amendments
- Veterinary Post-employment Amendments
- Pediatric Care Amendments
- Public Alert Amendments
- Private Probation and Court Ordered Services Amendments
- Vitamin K Amendments
- Nicotine Amendments
- Senate Resolution Regarding Animal Sheltering During Disasters
- Natural Organic Reduction Amendments
- Funeral Services Licensing Amendments
- Natural Disaster Amendments
- Residential Rental Payment Reporting Amendments
- Animal Control First Responder Amendments
- Driver License Amendments for Unhoused Individuals
- School Medication Amendments
- Child and Animal Abuse Cross-reporting Amendments
- Mental Health Services in Higher Education
- School Swimming and Lifeguarding Programs
- Homeless Services Board Amendments
- Utah Exemptions Act Amendments
- School Attendance Amendments
- High School Graduation Amendments
- Vital Records Access Amendments
- Opioid Terminology Amendments
- Municipal Service District Amendments
Voting record
Utah Senate, 2026 sessions
The official record lists Jen Plumb's vote on 1,083 roll calls in the 2026 sessions. The latest:
- Voted: Nay1st Sub. HB 212: County Formation Amendments
- Voted: Yea3rd Sub. SB 181: School Discipline Amendments
- Voted: Yea2nd Sub. SB 165: Economic Mobility Initiative
- Voted: Nay2nd Sub. SB 304: Protective Order Amendments
- Voted: Yea4th Sub. SB 278: Development Authority Modifications
- Voted: Yea2nd Sub. SB 184: Justice System Amendments
- Voted: Yea4th Sub. SB 170: Vitamin K Amendments
- Voted: Yea2nd Sub. SB 149: Licensing Modifications
- Voted: Yea6th Sub. HB 492: Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments
- Voted: Yea6th Sub. SB 284: Local Land and Water Modifications
Closest final-passage votes
The final-passage votes in the 2026 sessions that were decided by the fewest votes, with Jen Plumb's vote. These are picked by the size of the margin in the official tally alone, not by topic or party.
- Voted: Absent or not voting4th Sub. SB 31: Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments
- Voted: Nay1st Sub. SB 312: Educator License Amendments
- Voted: Nay4th Sub. SB 97: Tax Revenue Amendments
- Voted: YeaSB 169: High School Graduation Amendments
- Voted: NaySB 137: Homeless Services Board Amendments
Pediatric emergency medicine
Jen Plumb is a pediatric emergency physician and University of Utah pediatrics professor, according to her official Senate biography. She earned her undergraduate degree at UCLA and her medical and graduate degrees at the University of Utah. Her training included a pediatrics residency at Indiana University's Riley Children's Hospital and a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Primary Children's Hospital through the University of Utah. [1]
Overdose prevention before office
Plumb co-founded Utah Naloxone and serves as its medical director. Her biography describes work equipping families and individuals with naloxone and advocacy at the Legislature before her election, including efforts addressing overdose deaths and infectious-disease transmission. It also records service with the Utah Opioid Task Force and national policy fellowships. Those activities are part of her public-health career rather than evidence about an individual patient's treatment. [1]
Senate service and policy interests
Elected in 2022, Plumb began Senate service in 2023 and represents District 9 in Salt Lake County. The official biography identifies her as the Democratic caucus's assistant whip. It describes legislative work spanning substance-use prevention, child welfare, criminal justice, healthcare and environmental quality. Her district includes central Salt Lake City neighborhoods and Emigration Canyon, linking those statewide topics with a largely urban constituency. [1] [2]
In the 2026 General Session, Jen Plumb was chief sponsor of S.B. 49, Natural Organic Reduction Amendments. It would have let funeral service establishments offer natural organic reduction, set requirements for funeral directors who do, covered authorization forms and recordkeeping, and limited the establishments' liability. The Senate passed it on second reading but it did not receive a final Senate vote, and it was filed on March 6, 2026. [3]
In the 2026 General Session, Jen Plumb was chief sponsor of S.B. 50, Anesthesia Dosage Amendments. It requires health plans to cover medically necessary anesthesia services and bars them from denying payment solely because of preset time limits. The governor signed it on March 17, 2026. [4]
Health policy and appropriations
The Legislature lists Plumb on Health and Human Services, Government Operations and Political Subdivisions, Executive Appropriations, Social Services Appropriations and General Government Appropriations. Additional assignments include the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee, water development and rural-health grant oversight. That portfolio extends beyond medical legislation into agency administration, spending and access to services. An assignment documents responsibility for review; a claim about a particular policy outcome needs the separate bill or implementation record. [2]
Profile sources
From the Legislature's roster
- Profession
- Physician
- Education
- B.S. UCLA; MPH University of Utah; MD University of Utah
- Committees
- Executive Appropriations Committee
- General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
- Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
- Government Operations Interim Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee
- Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee
- Federal Funds Legislative Oversight Committee - Rural Health Transformation Grant
- Senate Government Operations Confirmation Committee
- Senate Health and Human Services Confirmation Committee
- Legislative Management Committee
- Native American Legislative Liaison Committee
- Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Confirmation Committee
- Senate Political Subdivisions Confirmation Committee
- Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Confirmation Committee
- Senate Revenue and Taxation Confirmation Committee
- Legislative Water Development Commission
- Senate Ethics Committee
- Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee
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