Jen Day

Jen Day
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 49th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
Preceded byAndrew La Grone
Personal details
Born (1981-07-28) July 28, 1981 (age 43)
Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska Omaha
WebsiteJen Day for Nebraska

Jen Day (born July 28, 1981) is an American politician and weightlifter. She is a member of the Nebraska Legislature.

Day became an activist in 2010, advocating for public education among other topics.[1] She participated in the IFW World Masters Championship weightlifting competition in 2016, finishing in 7th place.[2]

She ran for a seat in the state's unicameral legislature in 2020, defeating incumbent Andrew La Grone. The race was marked by an incident in which La Grone's campaign mailed an attack ad flier to voters with a misidentified photograph — the flyer featured a volunteer on Day's campaign mislabeled as Day herself.[3] Day assumed office in January 2021 representing the 49th district.[4]

As a member of the legislature's education committee, Day has advocated for school epilepsy safety[5] and for freedom of the press for high school student newspapers.[6]

She supports legal abortion, saying "the Nebraska Legislature must reject medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion."[7]

Day is a business owner and fitness coach. She is married to Jonathan Day; they have two children. Since 2016 Day has been president of the Nebraska Local Weightlifting Committee.[8]

  1. ^ George, Rachel (October 29, 2020). "Jen Day, Legislature, District 49". Omaha World-Herald.
  2. ^ Blair, Chasity (Oct 25, 2016). "Omaha woman empowered by weightlifting, finishes 7th in worldwide competition". Omaha World-Herald.
  3. ^ Dunker, Chris (September 22, 2020). "Attack ad in District 49 race uses photo of a campaign volunteer instead of candidate". Lincoln Journal Star.
  4. ^ "Jen Day (Nebraska)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Senator Jen Day and advocates for school epilepsy safety to hold press conference". Nebraska Legislature. March 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Dunker, Chris (March 16, 2021). "Nebraska senators debate extending student journalists' protections". Lincoln Journal Star.
  7. ^ "Sen. Jen Day". North Platte Telegraph. Jun 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "Biography". Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved March 23, 2020.