Lincoln Fillmore
2023 - Present
2029
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Lincoln Fillmore (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Fillmore (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah State Senate to represent District 17. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
He was first appointed to the chamber on January 5, 2016, to replace Aaron Osmond (R), who resigned on December 1, 2015.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Fillmore was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Fillmore was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Fillmore was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, Chair
- Senate Rules Committee
- Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Health and Human Services, Chair |
| • Retirement and Independent Entities |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2024
See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Utah State Senate District 17
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Pamela Bloom in the general election for Utah State Senate District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lincoln Fillmore (R) | 63.9 | 34,072 |
 | Pamela Bloom (Unaffiliated)  | 36.1 | 19,259 | |
| Total votes: 53,331 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore advanced from the Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 17.
Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 17
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Janalee Tobias in the Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 17 on April 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lincoln Fillmore (R) | 65.2 | 116 |
| Janalee Tobias (R) | 34.8 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 178 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fillmore in this election.
2020
See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah State Senate District 10
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Dan McClellan in the general election for Utah State Senate District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lincoln Fillmore (R) | 65.2 | 44,126 |
 | Dan McClellan (D) | 34.8 | 23,586 | |
| Total votes: 67,712 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 10
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Rich Cunningham in the Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 10 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lincoln Fillmore | 53.5 | 12,100 |
 | Rich Cunningham | 46.5 | 10,502 | |
| Total votes: 22,602 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 10
Dan McClellan advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 10 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Dan McClellan (D) |
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2016
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Utah State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Dan Paget in the Utah State Senate District 10 general election.[2]
| Utah State Senate, District 10 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lincoln Fillmore Incumbent |
70.26% | 31,762 | |
| Democratic | Dan Paget | 29.74% | 13,442 | |
| Total Votes | 45,204 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Dan Paget ran unopposed in the Utah State Senate District 10 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Utah State Senate District 10, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dan Paget (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Rich Cunningham in the Utah State Senate District 10 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Utah State Senate District 10, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lincoln Fillmore Incumbent |
54.85% | 5,465 | |
| Republican | Rich Cunningham | 45.15% | 4,498 | |
| Total Votes | 9,963 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Lincoln Fillmore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Fillmore's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
Education
- Excerpt: "A quality education for every child is worth the investment. That investment shouldn’t change based on where a child lives. Today, if someone moves from ZIP code 84094 in Sandy to 84095 in South Jordan, the investment we make as taxpayers in their education drops by 21 percent. The value of their education hasn’t changed, but our commitment to that child has. One digit in the ZIP code. $1,339 less in education funding. That must change."
States' rights and local control
- Excerpt: "The government that governs best governs least and closest to the people. I will work with our federal delegation and state agencies to strengthen Utah’s control over its own destiny as a state and let individuals control their own lives. For example, we should not be expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare."
- Excerpt: "The Federal Government should also stay out of local decisions that should be made by local communities. We know better than the politicians and bureaucrats in DC how to use our local lands, what our school curriculum should be, and how best to protect our local environment."
Second amendment
- Excerpt: "I am a concealed weapons permit holder (CCW). I strongly support the 2nd Amendment. I believe in the individual right to keep and bear arms and understand that the Second Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights to allow the citizenry to protect themselves against a tyrannical government and not to protect the shooting sports."
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Fillmore's endorsements included the following:[6]
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2024
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In 2024, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 1.
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2023
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In 2023, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 3.
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2022
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In 2022, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 5.
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2020
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In 2020, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 27 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 28 through March 14.
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2018
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In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 23 through March 9. There was also a special session on September 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Utah State Senate District 17 |
Officeholder Utah State Senate District 17 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Deseret News, "Governor appoints Republican Lincoln Fillmore to Utah Senate," accessed January 7, 2016
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Lincoln Fillmore, "Issues," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ Lincoln Fillmore, "Supporters," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
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Utah State Senate District 17 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Utah State Senate District 10 2016-2023 |
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