Jenny Wilson (politician)

Jenny Wilson (born November 1, 1965) is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah.

After her election defeat, she was appointed to replace Ben McAdams as Salt Lake County Mayor, taking the oath of office in January 2019.

In 1991, she served at the federal level as assistant press secretary to U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin (D-OR) and from 1992–1996 as chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Bill Orton (D-UT).

[9] The Republican Party eventually selected 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run against Wilson to succeed Hatch.

[11] On January 25, 2019, Salt Lake County Democratic central committee members selected Wilson to serve the remainder of the mayoral term of Ben McAdams, who won election to Congress in the 2018 midterms and resigned to assume his congressional seat.

[13][14] Wilson has announced plans to form a new Office of Environmental Services in the county government to focus on improving air quality.