Emily Buss

Emily Buss

Forward Party

Candidate, Utah State Senate District 11

Utah State Senate District 11

Tenure

2025 - Present

Years in position

0

Predecessor: Daniel W. Thatcher (Forward Party)

Elections and appointments

Next convention

April 11, 2026

Appointed

December 12, 2025

Contact

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Emily Buss (Forward Party) is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing District 11. She assumed office on December 17, 2025.

Buss (Utah Forward Party) is running for re-election to the Utah State Senate to represent District 11. She declared candidacy for the Utah Forward Party convention scheduled on April 11, 2026.^[source]

Gov. Spencer Cox appointed Buss to the Utah State Senate District 11 on December 12, 2025 to replace Daniel W. Thatcher (F).^[1]

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2026

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Utah State Senate District 11

Mackenzie Miller (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Utah State Senate District 11 on June 23, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 11

Chris Sloan (R) is running in the Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 11 on June 23, 2026.

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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 11

Mackenzie Miller (D) is running in the Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 11 on April 25, 2026.

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 11

Brooks Benson (R), John Knotwell (R), and Chris Sloan (R) are running in the Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 11 on April 25, 2026.

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Utah Forward Party convention

Utah Forward convention for Utah State Senate District 11

Incumbent Emily Buss (Utah Forward Party) is running in the Utah Forward Party convention for Utah State Senate District 11 on April 11, 2026.

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Endorsements

Campaign themes

2026

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