Legislators / Kirk A. Cullimore
Kirk A. Cullimore
Republican · Senate District 19 · Majority Leader
“Typical” is the median of all 29 Senate members in the 2026 General Session.
In short
In the 2026 General Session, Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore wrote 14 bills (8 passed), asked the budget committees to fund 8 requests (5 funded, $4.9 million in all), and spoke on the record 255 times. They missed 420 of 1080 floor votes (39%) and voted against most of their own party 18 times (3%). Based only on their votes, they are the 18th most conservative of 29 Senate members.
Where they land
18th most conservative of 29 Senate members · 18th most conservative of 22 Republicans
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How we placed them
Placed only by their own votes: we took the 264 contested Senate floor votes of the 2026 session (where at least 10% voted on the losing side) and found the main line that divides how members vote, the same idea political scientists use to score Congress. No bill is labeled liberal or conservative by us; the conservative end is simply the side where most Republicans fall. More on how this works
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- Lincoln Fillmore (R-17)
- Daniel McCay (R-18)
- Brady Brammer (R-21)
- Wayne A. Harper (R-16)
- Keven J. Stratton (R-24)
- Scott D. Sandall (R-1)
- Chris H. Wilson (R-2)
- Heidi Balderree (R-22)
- J. Stuart Adams (R-7)
- Calvin R. Musselman (R-4)
- Ronald M. Winterton (R-20)
- Keith Grover (R-23)
- Michael K. McKell (R-25)
- Jerry W Stevenson (R-6)
- Derrin R. Owens (R-27)
- Ann Millner (R-5)
- Kirk A. Cullimore (R-19)
- Todd Weiler (R-8)
- Don L. Ipson (R-29)
- David P. Hinkins (R-26)
- Evan J. Vickers (R-28)
- Emily Buss (F-11)
- Luz Escamilla (D-10)
- Jen Plumb (D-9)
- Karen Kwan (D-12)
- Stephanie Pitcher (D-14)
- Kathleen A. Riebe (D-15)
- Nate Blouin (D-13)
Most conservative first.
Do their actions match their words?
Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore measured against their own campaign promises and claims.
1 waiting on votes · 3 too early (of 4 promises)
Claim about their recordSays he has backed six straight years of income tax cuts.Waiting on votes
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundDepends on his votes across several sessions, which are not yet in the compiled record.
Taxes and feesKeep opposing new fees and taxes that raise everyday costs.Too early
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: on the recordStated in October 2026. Will be checked against his votes in the 2027 session. For context, in the 2026 session (before this statement) he voted for the income tax rate cut (S.B. 60) and the one-time gas tax cut (H.B. 575), and for the new targeted advertising tax (S.B. 287) and the nicotine tax increase (H.B. 337).
HousingGive cities tools and incentives, not mandates, to allow more housing.Too early
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundStated in October 2026. Will be checked against the 2027 session.
EducationMake sure school funding reaches classrooms and teacher pay, not administration.Too early
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundStated in October 2026. Will be checked against the 2027 session.
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Do they follow their party's stated positions?
Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore measured against the Utah Republican Party platform.
8 of their 8 final floor votes on these bills went the platform's way · typical Senate member: 100%
Typical Senate Republican: 100%.
4 sided with it · 4 no record on it (of 8 positions)
Right to lifeWe strongly support adoption and oppose abortion, except to preserve the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest.No record on it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundNone of these bills reached a Senate floor vote. Bills checked: H.B. 232.
Right to workWe support the Utah Right to Work Law.No record on it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundNone of these bills reached a Senate floor vote. Bills checked: S.B. 178.
Immigration enforcementWe believe that current laws against employing illegal immigrants should be vigorously enforcedNo record on it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundNone of these bills reached a Senate floor vote. Bills checked: H.B. 294, H.B. 386, H.B. 287.
Parental rightsWe affirm that parents have the fundamental right and primary responsibility to direct the upbringing of their childrenSided with it
What they said: on the record Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesVoted with this plank 1 of 1 times. Bills checked: H.B. 259.
Lower taxesHowever, we recognize that the power to tax is also the power to control…Sided with it
What they said: on the record Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesVoted with this plank 1 of 1 times. Bills checked: S.B. 60, H.B. 235.
Right to bear armsWe support the individual constitutionally-protected right of the people to keep and bear arms…Sided with it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesVoted with this plank 3 of 3 times. Bills checked: H.B. 84, H.B. 214, H.B. 101.
Religious freedomWe claim freedom of religion for every citizen and expect the protection of government…Sided with it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesVoted with this plank 3 of 3 times. Bills checked: S.B. 174, H.B. 204, S.B. 268.
Work requirements for welfareWe support requiring welfare recipients to work towards self-sufficiency.No record on it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundThey didn't vote on these bills on the Senate floor. Bills checked: H.B. 471.
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Bills they wrote
All 14 →- S.B. 113 Medical Prescription Amendments · Did not pass
- S.B. 114 Controlled Substances Amendments · Did not pass
- S.B. 138 State Mobile Operating System Designation · Did not pass
- S.B. 211 Tort Amendments · Did not pass
- S.B. 217 Local Food Amendments · Became law
What they've said lately
All 255 →S.B. 296 Student Consent Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Explains that the House removed the definition of bona fide education purpose from the bill and now uses parent consent instead, citing concerns about parents consenting on behalf of students.
▶ Watch at 13:53Read what they said
The House does what they do sometimes and in this one they took out the definition of bonafide education purpose and there were some concerns about parents consenting on behalf of their student and not understanding what that meant. So they just said parent consent and those were the major changes.
S.B. 292 Autonomous Systems Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Explains that the changes from the substitute he presented in the House committee better set out three routes for liability and recovery when autonomous vehicles are deployed.
▶ Watch at 28:58Read what they said
Uh, yes. These were changes from a substitute I presented in the House committee and it's, it's just better to find the three different routes for, um, liability and recovery with the deployment of these autonomous vehicles.
H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Explains that the fourth substitute deals with county of the first class highway fund, creating a loan program for affordable housing and a commission to make determinations and award grants from that fund.
▶ Watch at 1:23:58Read what they said
The fourth substitute, um, deals with county of the first class highway fund. It creates a, in, uh, a loan program out of there to support affordable housing and creates a commission to make those affordable housing de determinations and award grants and award, uh, other monies from the county of the first class highway fund. That's the difference from the prior sub.
Town halls, questionnaires, and attendance
Candidate questionnaires
- ✓ Answered: Salt Lake Tribune 2026 candidate survey
Town halls
None confirmed yet. Most town halls are announced on Facebook, which we can't search, so this list is incomplete. Held or went to one? Send the link to ontherecordutah@gmail.com and we'll add it.
Floor votes missed
420 of 1080 (39%)
Typical member: 8% of floor votes
We list only town halls and questionnaires we can confirm from a public source, so a short list doesn't mean Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore hasn't met with voters. A missed vote can have a good reason, such as illness or a family emergency.
Hear from them directly
Contact Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore
- Email: kcullimore@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 385-867-9474
- Office: PO BOX #1685, Draper, UT, 84020
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Kirk A. Cullimore serves on:
- Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- Economic and Community Development Appropriations Subcommittee
- Executive Appropriations Committee
- Business and Labor Interim Committee
- Judiciary Interim Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee
- Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee
- Legislative Audit Subcommittee
- Senate Business and Labor Confirmation Committee
- Senate Judiciary Confirmation Committee
- Senate Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Confirmation Committee
- Legislative Management Committee
- Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee
- Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Confirmation Committee
- Senate Revenue and Taxation Confirmation Committee
- Revitalization Zone Committee
- Senate Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee
- Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee
- Senate Business and Labor Committee
- Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
- Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Subcommittee on Oversight
About
- In office since
- January 1, 2019
- Counties
- Salt Lake, Utah
- Profession
- Attorney
- Affiliations
- Intermountain Suzuki String Institute board chair; Utah Valley University alumni association
- Education
- A.A. Utah Valley University; B.A. Brigham Young University; J.D. University of Oklahoma
- Honors and awards
- None listed in their official profile.
- kcullimore@le.utah.gov
Money and conflicts of interest
- Campaign finance reports (who donated to their campaign, from the Lt. Governor's disclosure site)
- Conflict-of-interest disclosures (jobs, businesses, and boards they must report each year): latest
Coming next: their top donors and disclosed interests shown next to the related votes.
Official biography
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Profile details come from the Utah Legislature's official legislator data.