RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Lincoln Fillmore

Utah State Senator, District 17 since 2016. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Utah State Senator, District 17

In office
9 yrs
Since 2016
Bills became law
29
46 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
13.1%
Chamber median 7.4%
With party
95%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+27.8
Won 2024
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Legislative Process · chair
  • Rules · chair
  • Economic Development and Workforce Services Confirmation
  • Education
  • Education Interim
  • Ethnic Studies Commission
  • Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
  • Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Confirmation
  • Legislative Redistricting
  • Retirement and Independent Entities Confirmation
  • Retirement and Independent Entities Interim
  • Revenue and Taxation
  • Revenue and Taxation Confirmation
  • Revenue and Taxation Interim

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 46 sponsored · 29 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 130 River Restoration Amendments
Counties · Became law Mar 2026
SB 229 State Employee Benefits Amendments
Division of Finance · Became law Mar 2026
SB 59 Alimony Amendments
Family · Became law Mar 2026
SB 52 Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments
Education · Became law Mar 2026
SB 62 School Finance Amendments
Education · Became law Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Fillmore sits in the Utah State Senate

Fillmore is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianFillmoreMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Dan McCay, John Johnson, Brady Brammer

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:07 PM ET

With Fillmore’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Utah State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Fillmore’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillFillmoreRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 7, 2026HB 539: Public Safety ModificationsNot votingYesNoPassed 19–6
Mar 7, 2026SB 242: Transportation AmendmentsYesYesNoPassed 18–9
Mar 6, 2026HB 514: Utah Energy Council AmendmentsNot votingYesNoPassed 22–5
Mar 6, 2026HB 261: Electronic Information Privacy Act AmendmentsYesYesNoPassed 22–5
Mar 6, 2026HB 219: Higher Education Civics AmendmentsYesYesNoPassed 17–3

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Fillmore was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024Utah State Senate, District 17WonR+27.8
2020Utah State Senate, District 10WonR+30.3
2016Utah State Senate, District 10WonR+40.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Fillmore has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Fillmore has run against

  • Pamela Bloom (I) · 2024 general, won
  • Dan McClellan (D) · 2020 general, won
  • Dan Paget (D) · 2016 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Fillmore

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET