Kirk Cullimore Jr.
Utah State Senator, District 19 since 2018. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 20
- 32 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 38.7%
- Chamber median 7.4%
- With party
- 90%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −7.8
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Ethnic Studies Commission · chair
- Business and Labor
- Business and Labor Confirmation
- Business and Labor Interim
- Executive Appropriations
- Judicial Confirmation
- Judiciary Confirmation
- Judiciary Interim
- Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
- Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Confirmation
- Legislative Expense Oversight
- Legislative Management
- Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination
- Retirement and Independent Entities Confirmation
- Retirement and Independent Entities Interim
- Revenue and Taxation
- Revenue and Taxation Confirmation
- Revenue and Taxation Interim
- Revitalization Zone
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Cullimore sits in the Utah State Senate
Jr. is closer to the center than 64% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jerry Stevenson, Ron Winterton, Mike McKell
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:07 PM ET
With Cullimore’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans90%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%
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: Cullimore’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Cullimore | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 | HB 539: Public Safety Modifications | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 19–6 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | SB 242: Transportation Amendments | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 18–9 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 514: Utah Energy Council Amendments | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 22–5 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 261: Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 22–5 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 219: Higher Education Civics Amendments | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 17–3 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Cullimore 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah Senate District 19 | Lost | D+7.8 | R+9.1 | −16.9 |
| 2022 | Utah State Senate, District 19 | Won | R+23.8 | — | — |
| 2018 | Utah State Senate, District 9 | Won | R+30.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $400.6K
- Spent
- $238.6K
- Cash
- $198.3K
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor filings through Oct 12, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Cullimore, Kirk State | Active |
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor filings through Oct 12, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET
Seats Cullimore has held
- Utah State Senate, District 19 · since 2022
- Utah State Senate, District 9 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cullimore has run against
- Shana Anderson (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Parker Bond (D) · 2022 election, won
- Alexander Castagno (I) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office (unofficial)
How we know Cullimore
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c421a26f-c1c1-4398-be94-d77d312ea3fe
- Wikidata Q94957306
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET