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((Short description|American Businessman and Politician))
((Like resume|date=March 2021))((Infobox officeholder
|name         = Jason Plummer
|image        = File:Jason Plummer (2011).jpg
|caption      = Plummer in 2011
|state_senate = Illinois
|district     = 54th
|term_start   = January 9, 2019
|term_end     = 
|predecessor  = [[Kyle McCarter]]
|successor    = 
|birth_name   = Robert Jason Plummer<ref>((cite news|last=Heinzmann|first=Daniel|title=GOP's No. 2 candidate emphasizes his work ethic, not youth|date=October 9, 2010|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2010-10-09-ct-met-ltgov-plummer-profile-20101009-story.html|url-access=subscription|quote=He was born Robert Jason Plummer but has used his middle name.))</ref>
|birth_date   = ((nowrap|((birth date and age|1982|06|04))))
|birth_place  = [[Chesterfield, Missouri]], U.S.
|website = https://senatorjasonplummer.com
|death_date   = 
|death_place  = 
|party        = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse       = Shannon Plummer
|education    = [[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]] ((small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])))
))

'''Robert Jason Plummer''' (born June 4, 1982) is an American businessman and politician serving as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois Senate]] and serves as Assistant Leader in the Illinois Republican Senate Caucus. Plummer represents the 54th District, which is located on the Illinois side of [[Greater St. Louis]] and includes all or portions of [[Bond County, Illinois|Bond]], [[Clinton County, Illinois|Clinton]], [[Effingham County, Illinois|Effingham]], [[Fayette County, Illinois|Fayette]], [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison]], [[Marion County, Illinois|Marion]], [[Washington County, Illinois|Washington]], and [[St. Clair County, Illinois|St. Clair]] counties.<ref>((cite web|url=http://elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/2011SenDist54.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 56|date=2011-05-18|access-date=2015-09-07|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]))</ref> He was the [[2010 Illinois gubernatorial election|2010]] Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor, which he narrowly lost.

As of November 26, 2022, Jason Plummer is a member of the [[Illinois Republican Party|Illinois Republican State Central Committee]] representing Republicans residing in [[Illinois's 15th congressional district]].<ref>((cite tweet|user=IllinoisReview|number=1596573358074003456|title=The State Central Committee is the governing board of the ILGOP. It's made up of 17 members from the 17 congressional districts.|date=November 26, 2022|access-date=November 28, 2022))</ref>

== Early life, education, and military service ==
Plummer's family resided in [[Staunton, Illinois]] at his birth and moved to [[Glen Carbon, Illinois]]. Plummer lived in Glen Carbon and [[Edwardsville, Illinois]], where he graduated from Edwardsville High School, before attending and graduating from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]] with a B.S. in finance.<ref name="BND Background"/><ref name="theintelligencer.com"/> At the University of Illinois, Plummer was active in several organizations including the [[Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps|Army ROTC]] Fighting Illini Battalion.<ref>((Cite web|title=Army ROTC|url=https://publish.illinois.edu/army-rotc/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|language=en-US))</ref> After college, he interned at [[The Heritage Foundation]] in [[Washington, DC]]. He commissioned as an [[Intelligence Officer]] in the [[United States Navy Reserve]]s after college.

== Political involvement ==
At age 25, Plummer was elected Chairman of the [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison County]] Republican Party, the minority party in a historic stronghold for the [[Democratic Party of Illinois]]. The youngest party chairman in Illinois at the time, he was elected on a platform of combating local corruption and rebuilding the local GOP in one of the largest counties in the state by population.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2010-10-09-ct-met-ltgov-plummer-profile-20101009-story.html|title=GOP's No. 2 candidate emphasizes his work ethic, not youth|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2010/01/21/the-night-the-lights-went-out-while-jason-plummer-was-speaking/|title = The Night the Lights Went Out While Jason Plummer Was Speaking - McHenry County Blog| date=21 January 2010 ))</ref> Since Plummer's election, the Madison County Republican Party has made significant gains, winning numerous county-wide offices and taking majority control of the county board for the first time in history.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/republican-party-makes-major-gains-on-top-offices-county-board-in-madison-county-election-45599.cfm|title=Republican Party Makes Major Gains on Top Offices, County Board in Madison County Election))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/republicans-make-rare-inroads-in-madison-county/article_86d144ae-7d5f-502d-9bd3-3429dce38b10.html|title = Republicans make rare inroads in Madison County))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Election-2020-Large-voter-turnout-boosts-15703831.php|title=Election 2020: Large voter turnout boosts Republican surge|date=4 November 2020))</ref>

During the [[2008 Republican Party presidential primaries]], Plummer ran to be a delegate to the [[2008 Republican National Convention]] from [[Illinois's 19th congressional district]] for the [[Mitt Romney 2008 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]] of former Governor [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>((cite web|title=Press Release - Governor Mitt Romney Announces The Illinois Delegate And Alternate Slate|editor-first1=Gerhard|editor-last1=Peters|editor-first2=John T.|editor-last2=Woolley|work=The American Presidency Project|date=November 8, 2007|publisher=[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]|access-date=August 20, 2021|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-governor-mitt-romney-announces-the-illinois-delegate-and-alternate-slate))</ref>

Plummer was the Republican nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of Illinois]] in 2010. Plummer won the primary<ref>((Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2010|title=Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010))</ref> and was paired with the winner of the Republican gubernatorial primary, State Senator Bill Brady, for the general election. The Brady/Plummer ticket narrowly lost to incumbent Illinois Governor Pat Quinn in [[Illinois gubernatorial election, 2010|the 2010 gubernatorial election]]. Plummer was the campaign's voice on economic issues<ref>((Cite web|url=https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/political-experience-age-differ-widely-in-race-for-lieutenant-governor/article_62bd8204-4c59-54c1-b702-e6e887bb3403.html|title = Political experience, age differ widely in race for lieutenant governor between Plummer, Simon))</ref> in an election heavily centered on the economy and government corruption issues.

=== Election to the Illinois State Senate ===
Plummer was first elected to the Illinois Senate [[Illinois Senate election, 2018|in 2018]]. He defeated three others in the primary election, garnering over 57% of the total vote<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/20/us/elections/results-illinois-primary-elections.html|title=Illinois Primary Election Results|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 March 2018))</ref> in the four-way race. In the general election he carried all eight counties of the district and defeated his opponent with over 70% of the vote,<ref>((Cite web|url=https://elections.suntimes.com/results/2018/illinois-state-senate/|title=Illinois State Senate Live Election Results 2018))</ref> becoming the first Republican State Senator from Madison County in five decades.<ref name="BND Background">((cite news|last=Bustos|first=Joseph|newspaper=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2017|title=Former local lieutenant governor nominee joins race for state senate seat|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article180403676.html))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Election Results - General Priamry - 3/20/2018|date=March 20, 2018|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]|location=[[Springfield, Illinois]]|access-date=April 23, 2018|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionResultsStateSenate.aspx?ID=mXEFyGoKox8%3d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212213931/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionResultsStateSenate.aspx?ID=mXEFyGoKox8%3d|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=dead))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Cortes|first=Lexi|title=Election results for metro-east state senate races|date=November 6, 2018|newspaper=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|access-date=December 9, 2018|url=https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article220956425.html))</ref>

=== 102nd Illinois General Assembly ===
In January 2021, Plummer was named Assistant Republican Leader on the Illinois Senate Republican Leadership Team for the 102nd Illinois General Assembly.<ref>((Cite web|date=2021-01-10|title=Plummer named to state Senate leadership|url=https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/plummer-named-to-state-senate-leadership/article_cf6510b2-536d-11eb-8d0b-c765808d82ac.html|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Effingham Daily News|language=en))</ref> Plummer was one of the youngest senators ever appointed to leadership<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/plummer-named-to-state-senate-leadership/article_cf6510b2-536d-11eb-8d0b-c765808d82ac.html|title=Plummer named to state Senate leadership))</ref> and is the only senator from Southern Illinois serving in Senate leadership during the 102nd Illinois General Assembly.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.ibjonline.com/2021/01/07/plummer-named-to-senate-republican-leadership/|title = Plummer named to Senate Republican leadership))</ref>

During the 102nd [[Illinois General Assembly]] (2021-2023), Plummer serves on the following committees: Executive Appointments (Minority Spokesperson); Financial Institutions (Minority Spokesperson); Behavioral and Mental Health; Commerce; Environment and Conservation; Health; Labor; Subcommittee on Children & Family; Sub. on Managed Care Organizations; Redistricting; Redistricting- South Cook County; Redistricting- Southern Illinois (Sub-Minority Spokesperson); Redistricting- Southwestern IL (Sub-Minority Spokesperson).<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.ilga.gov/senate/SenCommittees.asp?MemberID=2935|title = Illinois General Assembly - Senator Committees))</ref>

=== 101st Illinois General Assembly ===
During the 101st Illinois General Assembly (2019-2021), Plummer served on the following committees: Appropriations I, Appropriations II, Committee of the Whole, Environment and Conservation, Executive Appointments, Financial Institutions, and Public Health.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.ilga.gov/senate/SenCommittees.asp?MemberID=2730&GA=101|title=Illinois General Assembly - Senator Committees))</ref>

In January 2021, Plummer was an outspoken critic of Illinois House Bill 3653, appearing on Chicago TV and in print to try to defeat the bill he claimed would endanger Illinois families and communities. Though opposed by Plummer, numerous other legislators, the law enforcement community, and other groups, the controversial bill passed the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House, garnering the minimum number of votes needed to pass.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-passes-police-reform-bill-house-3635-criminal-justice-hb3653/9632914/|title=Police reform bill passes Illinois General Assembly, heads to Pritzker's desk for signature|date=14 January 2021))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/01/13/illinois-criminal-justice-reform-bill/|title=Illinois lawmakers pass Criminal Justice Reform Bill))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/illinois-house-quickly-passes-sweeping-police-reform-bill-3653-6050-wednesday-morning-47027.cfm|title = Illinois House Quickly Passes Sweeping Police Reform Bill 3653 60-50 Wednesday Morning))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-police-reform-bill-clears-house-heads-to-governor/|title = Illinois police reform bill clears House and Senate, heads to governor|date = 13 January 2021))</ref>

In April 2020, Plummer called on the federal government to not "bail out" Illinois, calling it the "most corrupt" state in the country while highlighting investigations and convictions of lawmakers in the state. “Don't let it happen. Federal dollars should not prop up Illinois’ failed system,” he added. His comments came after it became public that the Illinois Senate Democrat Caucus had sent a letter to Washington, DC lawmakers requesting over $41 Billion in federal funds for Illinois. “The message from Illinois’ elected leaders is crystal clear: no humility, no regrets, no acknowledgment of failures, and no strings attached. American Taxpayers — bail us out!” Plummer wrote in an op-ed, adding “Why should the fiscally prudent people of Wyoming, Missouri or elsewhere be responsible for the failed policies of Illinois?”.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/495374-illinois-state-lawmaker-calls-for-us-to-not-bail-out-his-corrupt-state|title = Illinois state lawmaker calls for US to not bail out his 'corrupt' state|date = 29 April 2020))</ref> His op-ed appeared in national media and Plummer discussed the issue on Fox News Channel.<ref>((cite web |last1=Plummer |first1=Jason |title=Illinois Sen. Plummer: Coronavirus bailout – Don't waste federal funds on my state's bankrupt system |url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/coronavirus-dont-bailout-bankrupt-illinois-senator-jason-plummer |work=Fox News |access-date=2 September 2022))</ref>

In December 2019, Plummer clashed with then Republican Caucus Leader, and Plummer's former 2010 running mate, Senator Bill Brady, over ethics issues.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191203/plummer-brady-clash-over-ethics-appointment|title=Plummer, Brady clash over ethics appointment))</ref> In the fall of 2019, the Illinois House and Senate established a new ethics committee to study and recommend tougher ethical laws that might prevent abuses of power, corruption, or inside dealing within the legislature.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/commission-on-ethics-lobbying-takes-shape-amid-federal-scrutiny/article_e1cf8510-0fdb-11ea-9d7e-37365574ef2e.html|title=Commission on ethics, lobbying takes shape amid federal scrutiny))</ref> Plummer, who originally sought a position on the committee, received an appointment that he then declined to accept. Communications traded between Brady and Plummer eventually came out that showed Plummer refused the appointment because he claimed Brady offered him the appointment to the commission on the condition that Plummer would not file legislation to ban lawmakers' ability to profit on gambling, a bill supported by other senators but that would have impacted Brady personally.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/geez-bill-plummer-says-brady-offered-him-ethics-post-if-hed-agree-to-back-off-ethics-reform/|title = 'Geez, Bill:' Plummer says Brady offered him ethics post if he'd agree to back off ethics reform|date = 3 December 2019))</ref> According to media reports that later came out, Plummer had been openly pressuring Brady to pursue more stringent ethical reforms in private Senate Republican meetings, but the Minority Leader instead opted to embrace "low-hanging fruit” offered by Democrats.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/plummer-to-brady-lets-get-ethical/|title = Plummer to Brady: Let's get ethical|date = 5 December 2019))</ref> Plummer, a first term senator at the time, received favorable commentary from other legislators and the media for his actions and subsequently filed a package of bills on topics relating to legislators' involvement in gambling and recreational marijuana investments, pay-to-play and lobbying activities, campaign spending activities, and other ethics-related topics.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/guest-editorial-ethics-reform-must-apply-to-all-in-legislature/article_59d2e0a6-1d25-11ea-83bf-6fd1bbef56b0.html|title = Guest editorial: Ethics reform must apply to all in legislature))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/more-urgency-needed-on-ethics-reforms-illinois-gop-lawmakers-say-citing-bill-brady-allegation/article_e1f009b4-8f03-5c15-99be-ab0de2cb7acb.html|title = More urgency needed on ethics reforms, Illinois GOP lawmakers say, citing Bill Brady allegation))</ref>

On the issue of taxes, Plummer supports lowering the state income tax. In early 2019, he cosponsored a proposal (Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 12) which would call for a new amendment to the Illinois state constitution that would require a two-thirds supermajority in both houses of the legislature for any measure that raises taxes or state fees.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.senatorjasonplummer.com/news/13/senator-plummer-committed-to-curbing-taxes-via-sjrca-12/news-detail/|title=senator plummer committed to curbing taxes via sjrca 12|website=www.senatorjasonplummer.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-05))</ref>

In 2019, Plummer sponsored legislation (HB 2308) that allowed courts to forbid contact between defendants in custody and victims. The legislation passed the legislature and was signed into law by Governor [[J. B. Pritzker|J.B. Pritzker]] in July 2019. Both the Illinois Sheriffs Association and Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police backed the bill.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.senatorjasonplummer.com/news/36/senator-plummers-legislation-to-protect-witnesses-and-victims-from-the-defendant-signed-in-to-law/news-detail/|title=senator plummer's legislation to protect witnesses and victims from the defendant signed in to law|website=www.senatorjasonplummer.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-05))</ref> Related legislation (HB 2309) also sponsored by Plummer and signed into law enacted new rules relating to emergency stalking no contact orders, civil no contact orders, and emergency orders of protection whereby the orders do not become publicly availably information until they have been served on the respondent.<ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?GA=101&DocTypeID=HB&DocNum=2309&GAID=15&SessionID=108&LegID=118183 | title=Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2309 ))</ref> Another bill sponsored by Plummer, HB 3462, allows Illinois schools to include hunting safety classes as part of the curriculum. Plummer cited expanded hunting safety as one of his chief concerns when sponsoring the bill. The legislation was signed into law and became effective immediately.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.senatorjasonplummer.com/news/33/senator-plummers-hunting-safety-legislation-signed-into-law/news-detail/|title=senator plummer's hunting safety legislation signed into law|website=www.senatorjasonplummer.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-05))</ref>

Plummer sponsored two resolutions in the 101st Illinois General Assembly, one, SR 0451, addressed economic development in downstate Illinois and passed in the Senate and the House<ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/legislature-approves-plummermeier-resolution-to-preserve-kaskaskia-watershed-38328.cfm | title=Legislature Approves Plummer/Meier Resolution to Preserve Kaskaskia Watershed ))</ref> and another, SJR 0026, which passed the Senate 55-0 but failed to be brought to a vote in the Illinois House of Representatives. SJR 0026 would have rescinded Illinois' 1862 ratification of the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution, which aimed to end the [[American Civil War]] by preventing federal interference in the institution of slavery. Plummer worked with several historians to address this complicated topic and sought and received support from numerous members of the [[Illinois Legislative Black Caucus]].<ref>((Cite web | url=https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/listen-illinois-lawmakers-backed-the-corwin-amendment-in-here-s/article_07f58032-d988-582d-be4f-541a19d5a7e7.html | title=LISTEN: Illinois lawmakers backed the Corwin Amendment in 1862. Here's why a senator wants to rescind the approval |website=Herald & Review |access-date=2 September 2022))</ref>

During the 101st Illinois General Assembly Plummer sponsored multiple bills focused on corruption and ethics, government budgets, taxes and job creation, and enhanced criminal penalties for crimes relating to human trafficking, attacks on law enforcement personnel, drug production and distribution, and animal cruelty.[[File:PlummerBlueRoom.jpg|thumb|Senator Jason Plummer, leading a press conference on crime and criminal law in the Blue Room at the Illinois State Capitol, Springfield (2021)]]

Bills sponsored by Plummer that were signed into law include bills relating to: enhanced protections for the developmentally disabled, prioritized funding for educators in rural and economically disadvantaged school districts, establishing a system to regularly investigate and review the necessity of new state regulations over previously unregulated professions or occupations, creating an electronic process involving audio and video transmission by which law enforcement may receive a search warrant from a judge, eliminating the statute of limitations on aggravated child pornography and criminal sexual abuse, creating a process by which the victim of a crime may confidentially register and provide statements to the Prison Review Board for parole and clemency hearings, lessening regulations and licensing fees on certain agricultural equipment, training requirements for charter school board members, increasing penalties on those who cause great bodily harm while driving and using an electronic communication device, forcing certain insurance policy plans to provide certain coverages for tick-borne diseases, amending the Environmental Protection Act to allow uncontaminated plastics that are returned to the economic mainstream via other forms to be considered recycled and not waste, the creation of the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force to review and make recommendations regarding veterans' service-related ailments, amending the vehicle code to ease certain restrictions and rules on volunteer fire departments, ease certain restrictions on the automotive and recycling industries, a re-write of the Uniform Code of Military Justice in Illinois to better conform with the federal UCMJ, the approval of a license plate from the Illinois Secretary of State intended to honor Illinois residents who served in the military during the Cold War, multiple bills and resolutions honoring individuals and landmarks, and banning the posting of private communications which include compromising images of a person online, including a process to force the take down of such images and to hold a person who posts such images liable for damages to the victim.<ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.ilga.gov/senate/SenatorBills.asp?GA=101&MemberID=2730 | title=Illinois General Assembly - Senator's Bills ))</ref>

== Business career ==
Plummer serves as vice president of R.P. Lumber, one of the largest family-owned hardware, home center, and building material companies in the U.S. The company was founded by Plummer's parents, Robert and Donna, former school teachers and coaches, in 1977<ref>((Cite web | url=https://lbmjournal.com/r-p-lumber-profile/ | title=Best Service, Best Value is R.P. Lumber's Commitment | date=31 January 2017 ))</ref> and grew from one retail location to 75 locations<ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.hbsdealer.com/rp-lumber-expands-its-iowa-footprint | title=R.P. Lumber expands its Iowa footprint ))</ref> across Illinois, Missouri, Wyoming,<ref>((Cite web | url=https://lbmjournal.com/r-p-lumber-heads-west-adding-two-wyoming-locations/ | title=R.P. Lumber heads west, adding two Wyoming locations | date=26 June 2020 ))</ref> and Iowa.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/rp-lumbers-jason-plummer-receives-young-retailers-of-the-year-honor-20659.cfm|title=R.P. Lumber's Jason Plummer receives Young Retailers of the Year honor|website=RiverBender.com|access-date=2019-09-04))</ref> In 2017, the [[North American Retail Hardware Association]] selected Plummer from an international pool of candidates to be named the Young Retailer of the Year.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://lbmjournal.com/r-p-lumber-vp-named-young-retailer-of-the-year/|title=R.P. Lumber VP Named Young Retailer of the Year|date=2017-05-16|website=LBM Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-04))</ref>[[File:PlummerWork.jpg|thumb|Senator Jason Plummer, at a R.P. Lumber location in Illinois (2021)]]

Plummer is a partner and senior adviser at [[Cimbria Capital]], a private equity firm focused on water-related issues and headquartered in Houston, TX,<ref>((cite news| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/cimbria-capital-appoints-partner-1539199324| title = Cimbria Capital Appoints Partner| newspaper = Wall Street Journal| date = 10 October 2018))</ref> and also serves as a director at Cimbria Invest, LLC.<ref name="www.cimbriacapital.com">((Cite web|url=http://www.cimbriacapital.com/about-cimbria-capital.html#whatwedo|title=About Cimbria Capital|website=www.cimbriacapital.com|access-date=2019-09-04))</ref> Plummer is actively involved in managing private equity and venture capital investments spanning multiple industries. He is a board member of [[APX10]] a Danish SaaS company focused on the water industry.<ref>((cite web |last1=Punshi |first1=Eliza |title=Cimbria acquires Danish software company APX10 |url=https://www.unquote.com/nordics/official-record/3019964/cimbria-wholly-acquires-danish-software-company-apx10 |website=Unquote |access-date=2 September 2022))</ref> Plummer's family is a minority investor in the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] professional baseball team.<ref>((cite news| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/los-angeles-dodgers-add-two-entrepreneurs-to-ownership-team-11568936324| title = Los Angeles Dodgers Add Two Entrepreneurs to Ownership Team - WSJ| newspaper = Wall Street Journal| date = 19 September 2019| last1 = Mullin| first1 = Benjamin))</ref>

Plummer also is involved in the development, ownership, and management of a large portfolio of residential, retail, office, light industrial, agricultural, and hotel properties across ten states.<ref>((cite web |title=Jason Plummer |url=https://cimbriacapital.com/jason-plummer/ |publisher=Cimbria Capital |access-date=2 September 2022))</ref><ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.edglentoday.com/articles/details/new-hotel-will-be-built-next-to-edwardsville-high-school-new-starbucks-21828.cfm | title=New hotel will be built next to Edwardsville High School, new Starbucks ))</ref><ref>((cite web| url = https://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/building-blocks/towneplace-suites-planned-for-edwardsville/article_d4b0deba-769a-5514-bbdd-ef95df9cff83.html| title = TownePlace Suites planned for Edwardsville ((!)) Building Blocks ((!)) stltoday.com))</ref> Previously the company had been involved in the development and operation of self-storage facilities<ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.ibjonline.com/2018/04/30/storage-express-buys-12-storage-facilities-in-illinois-from-plummer-family/ | title=Storage Express buys 12 storage facilities in Illinois from Plummer family ))</ref> and multi-family communities.

Plummer was on the board of TheBANK of Edwardsville.<ref name="theintelligencer.com">((Cite web|url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/local/article/Plummer-appointed-to-TheBANK-s-board-10428135.php|title=Plummer appointed to TheBANK's board|date=3 January 2013))</ref> He also served on the board of directors for several businesses and non-profit organizations.<ref name="www.cimbriacapital.com" /> He serves on the board of the Illinois Lumber and Material Dealers Association.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.lakenewsonline.com/business/20170517/rp-lumbers-vp-awarded-at-nrha-conference|title=R.P. Lumber's VP awarded at NRHA conference|website=The Lake News Online|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04))</ref>

== Personal life ==
Plummer has two sisters, Julie and Jennifer. He and his wife, Shannon, reside in Edwardsville with their daughter.<ref name="ILGA101">((cite web |title=Senator Jason Plummer (R) |url=http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=101&MemberID=2730 |publisher=101st Illinois General Assembly |access-date=February 19, 2019))</ref> They are active supporters of various civic and charitable organizations. Plummer is Baptist and previously served on the board of the Baptist Children's Home and Family Services. The Plummer Family Park in Edwardsville, IL, a $17.2 million<ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/insider/article/Here-s-how-Plummer-Family-Sports-Park-was-15505591.php | title=Here's how Plummer Family Sports Park was realized | date=21 August 2020 ))</ref> 83 acre sports park,<ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Plummer-Park-now-due-to-open-in-March-14853086.php | title=Plummer Park now due to open in March | date=21 November 2019 ))</ref> was named after the family due to financial and land donations to the city's parks department.

==Electoral history==
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| title = 2010 Governor and Lt. Governor of Illinois General Election<ref>((cite web |title=Election Results 2010 General Election |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx |access-date=2023-06-05 |archive-date=2020-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222093629/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx |url-status=dead ))</ref>))
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| candidate = [[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]] &[[Sheila Simon]]
| votes = 1745219
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| candidate = [[Bill Brady (politician)|Bill Brady]] & Jason Plummer
| votes = 1713385
| percentage = 45.9
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| candidate = [[Scott Lee Cohen]] & Baxter Swilley
| votes = 135705
| percentage = 3.6
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| candidate = Rich Whitney & Don Crawford
| votes = 100756
| percentage = 2.7
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| party = Libertarian Party (US)
| candidate = Rich Whitney & Don Crawford
| votes = 34681
| percentage = 0.9
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| party = Independent
| candidate = Write-in
| votes = 243
| percentage = 0.0
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| percentage = 100.0
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| title = 2012 U.S. House Illinois District 12 General Election<ref name="Jason Plummer">((cite web |title=Jason Plummer |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_Plummer))</ref>))
((Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = [[William Enyart]]
| votes = 157000
| percentage = 51.7
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((Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Jason Plummer
| votes = 129902
| percentage = 42.7
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| party = Green Party (US)
| candidate = Paula Bradshaw
| votes = 17045
| percentage = 5.6
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| percentage = 100.0
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| title = 2018 Illinois State Senate District 54 General Election<ref name="Jason Plummer">((cite web |title=Jason Plummer |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_Plummer))</ref>))
((Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Jason Plummer
| votes = 59476
| percentage = 70.0
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((Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Brian Stout
| votes = 25510
| percentage = 30.0
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((Election box total no change
| votes = 84986
| percentage = 100.0
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| title = 2022 Illinois State Senate District 54 General Election<ref name="Jason Plummer">((cite web |title=Jason Plummer |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_Plummer))</ref>))
((Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Jason Plummer
| votes = 75849
| percentage = 100.0
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| votes = 75849
| percentage = 100.0
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=101&MemberID=2730 Senator Jason Plummer (R) 54th District] at the Illinois General Assembly

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