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Jennifer Plumb

American politician in Utah From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jennifer Plumb
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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.

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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

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References

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