Jen Plumb

Office held

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

Listed in ballot order. Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Amended 2026 General Election Certification (PDF). 2026 election guide

Voting record

All votes by Jen Plumb

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

Profile refreshed October 20, 2026. Candidate statements describe the candidate's own experience or positions; official records and reporting are labeled separately.

1. Utah Senate — official member biography · Official record
2. Utah Legislature — official member record and committee assignments · Official record
3. Utah Legislature, S.B. 49 Natural Organic Reduction Amendments · Official record
4. Utah Legislature, S.B. 50 Anesthesia Dosage Amendments · Official record

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

As listed by the Utah Legislature.

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