Jennifer Plumb
Jennifer Plumb | |
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| Member of the Utah State Senate from the 9th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Derek Kitchen (Redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (B.S.), University of Utah (M.P.H, MD) |
| Occupation | Physician |
Jennifer Plumb is an American politician and pediatric trauma doctor from Salt Lake City, Utah. She represents Utah's 9th senate district in the Utah State Senate.
Education and career
Jennifer Plumb is a pediatric emergency department doctor[1] and the director of Utah Naloxone, which she founded in 2015 after her brother died of a heroin overdose. As an opioid mitigation advocate, she lobbied for legislation on syringe exchanges and naloxone access.[2] She is also a member of Utah's opioid abuse task force.[3]
Political career
Jennifer Plumb ran against incumbent Senator Derek Kitchen in 2018 and lost.[4]
In a 2022 rematch of that contest, Plumb defeated Kitchen by 61 votes in the Democratic primary election for the redistricted 9th district.[5] She faced a write-in candidate in the general election and won with 99.4% of the vote.[6] In 2023, Plumb began serving as Assistant Minority Whip in the Utah Senate.[7]
Election History
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jennifer Plumb | 32,817 | 99.4% | |
| Write-in | 213 | 0.6% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jennifer Plumb | 4,383 | 50.4% | |
| Democratic | Derek Kitchen (Incumbent) | 4,322 | 49.6% | |
External links
References
- ^ "Jen Plumb builds her lead over Sen. Derek Kitchen, but it remains oh so tight," The Salt Lake Tribune, July 7, 2022
- ^ Apgar, Blake (2022-06-03). "Millennial vs. Gen X: Age emerges as an issue in Kitchen-Plumb Utah Senate race". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "600 lives saved, overdoses reversed through partnership with law enforcement agencies," KSL, Dec. 5, 2022
- ^ "Derek Kitchen". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ "How Jen Plumb plans to help her progressive district in a GOP supermajority world," KUER, July 15, 2022
- ^ Hudson, Vanessa. "With Votes Finalized, Here are the Utah Midterm Results Students Should Know About". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Meet the women running the all-female leadership teams in Utah’s government," Deseret News, Nov. 29, 2022
- ^ "Jennifer Plumb". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-07.