Jenny Wilson (politician)

Jenny Wilson
Mayor of Salt Lake County
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 29, 2019
Preceded byBen McAdams
Member of the Salt Lake County Council
At-Large
In office
January 2015 – January 29, 2019
Seat A
Preceded byRandy Horiuchi
Succeeded byShireen Ghorbani
In office
January 2005 – January 2011
Seat B
Preceded byStephen Harmsen
Succeeded byRichard Snelgrove
Personal details
Born (1965-11-01) November 1, 1965 (age 59)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseTrell Rohovit
Children2
Parent(s)Ted Wilson
Kathy Wilson
EducationUniversity of Utah (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)

Jenny Wilson (born November 1, 1965) is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah. In September 2007, she was a primary candidate for mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] In 2016, she was Utah's national committeewoman for the Democratic Party.[2] She is the daughter of Ted Wilson, a former mayor of Salt Lake City. Wilson was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Utah Senate race, running against Republican nominee Mitt Romney. After her election defeat, she was appointed to replace Ben McAdams as Salt Lake County Mayor, taking the oath of office in January 2019.[3] She was elected to that position for a full four-year term in the 2020 general election.[4]

  1. ^ Dethman, Leigh (September 6, 2006). "Wilson is hoping to follow in her father's footsteps". Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
  2. ^ Tanner, Courtney (March 19, 2017). "Utah Democrat Jenny Wilson appointed to national party transition team". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Atkins, Josh (January 29, 2019). "Jenny Wilson sworn in as Salt Lake County Mayor". ABC 4. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Larsen, Leia (November 5, 2020). "Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson wins first election to the post as challenger concedes". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 3, 2020.