# Jen Plumb Jen Plumb is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate for district 9. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Utah Senate, district 9 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: UT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/bd870ade-5b3f-4ed3-9e6f-6bbab93a7d35 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bd870ade-5b3f-4ed3-9e6f-6bbab93a7d35 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Plumb sits at −0.34 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State Senate Democrats. ## What Plumb says (UT 2025–26 session) 14 classified statements: 14 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Plumb | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 21.4% | 42.9% | 282 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 7.1% | 3.4% | 39 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 7.1% | 16.1% | 236 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 67% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Housing and Community Development 33% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 290 donors and 561 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (UT 2025–26 session) 1,085 roll calls. Attendance 92.5% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 92.8% (91.6%). 15 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 354 Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB354/ - 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB527/ - 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB193/ - 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 535 Disposition of Public Property Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB535/ - 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 197 Transportation Funding and Governance Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB197/ - 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB154/ - 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 181 School Discipline Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB181/ - 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 149 Licensing Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB149/ - 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB513/ - 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB194/ ## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session) Sponsored 51 bills: 50 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 8. 70.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 21 of 28). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 118: Mental Health Services in Higher Education (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB118/ - SB 143: Utah Exemptions Act Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB143/ - SB 328: Municipal Service District Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB328/ - SB 70: Natural Disaster Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB70/ - SB 102: Animal Control First Responder Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB102/ - SB 224: Vital Records Access Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB224/ - SB 103: Driver License Amendments for Unhoused Individuals (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB103/ - SB 49: Natural Organic Reduction Amendments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB49/ - SB 61: Funeral Services Licensing Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB61/ - SB 126: School Swimming and Lifeguarding Programs (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB126/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $39.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 86% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-10-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1984053266385400184 - 2025-10-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1983925371838865812 - 2025-10-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1983929334772502715 - 2025-10-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1983999349685473568 - 2025-10-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1983620891109159085 - 2025-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1964122822915346783 - 2025-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1944930107958673507 - 2025-07-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1943394827594330601 - 2025-05-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1923579907306815987 - 2025-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en/status/1885167355514265794 ## Links - Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/PLUMBJ/ - Campaign site: https://www.jenplumb.com/ - X: https://x.com/jennifer_plumb?lang=en - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_jen_plumb/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6obh6TTHg1MIUCaF_R0edw Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bd870ade-5b3f-4ed3-9e6f-6bbab93a7d35