Jeanne Bowen is running as a Democrat for Utah County Commission Seat A in the Nov. 3 general election. She faces Republican Michelle Kaufusi and Independent American Jacob D. Oaks.

As we reported in October, the three-way race is one of two contested commission seats on the ballot.

Bowen said she wants to prioritize infrastructure needs driven by growth and improve communication across county government.

Candidate information

  • Party: Democratic
  • Hometown: Provo (born and raised, according to Bowen)
  • Education: bachelor's degree in English secondary education, Brigham Young University

Experience and public service

Bowen has worked at the Utah County Treasurer's office and at Race Entry, according to her campaign website and BallotReady profile data. Neither source specifies job titles, responsibilities or dates of service for either position. That makes it difficult for voters to gauge the depth of her government experience.

On the issues

Infrastructure and growth

Bowen said Utah County has experienced significant growth and needs leadership ready to face infrastructure challenges. She pointed to the county's business environment and what she described as citizens who are actively engaged in improving the community, according to her campaign website.

Policy priorities

Bowen said she plans to prioritize the issues identified in the Utah Foundation's statewide survey conducted in 2016. Her list, in order: water supply and quality, air quality, crime, healthcare, jobs and the economy, homelessness and poverty, K-12 education, taxes, environment and partisan politics.

That survey is a decade old.

Government reform and communication

Bowen said she would like to improve communication between county departments. She also said she sees a need for better communication between the county and the cities within it, according to her BallotReady questionnaire response.

Candidate information in this profile is drawn from Jeanne Bowen's campaign website, her BallotReady questionnaire responses and BallotReady profile data. Positions attributed to Bowen reflect her own statements. This profile is based entirely on publicly available candidate materials.