# Kirk Cullimore Jr. > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kirk_Cullimore_Jr. > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kirk_Cullimore_Jr..md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Cullimore_Jr. > Source revision: 1340476012 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American attorney and politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Kirk Cullimore |office = Majority Leader of the [Utah Senate](/source/Utah_State_Senate) |term_start = January 21, 2025 |term_end = |predecessor = [Evan Vickers](/source/Evan_Vickers) |successor = |office1 = Member of the [Utah Senate](/source/Utah_State_Senate) |term_start1 = January 1, 2019 |term_end1 = |predecessor1 = [Wayne Niederhauser](/source/Wayne_Niederhauser) |successor1 = |constituency1 = 9th district (2019–2023)
19th district (2023–present) |birth_date = |birth_place = [Sandy, Utah](/source/Sandy%2C_Utah), U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |education = [Utah Valley University](/source/Utah_Valley_University) ([AA](/source/Associate_of_Arts))
[Brigham Young University](/source/Brigham_Young_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[University of Oklahoma](/source/University_of_Oklahoma) ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor)) }} '''Kirk A. Cullimore Jr.''' is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the [Utah State Senate](/source/Utah_State_Senate). Elected in 2018, Cullimore represented the 9th district until 2023. He currently represents the 19th district after being reelected in 2022.{{Cite web |title=2022 midterm elections: Here are the Utah Senate and House races to watch this year |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/10/17/2022-midterm-elections-here-are/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}} During his tenure in the Utah legislature, he has pushed to allow the legislature to repeal ballot initiatives and ban water fluoridation in Utah public water systems. == Early life and education == Cullimore was born and raised in [Sandy, Utah](/source/Sandy%2C_Utah). He earned an associate's degree from [Utah Valley University](/source/Utah_Valley_University), a Bachelor of Arts from [Brigham Young University](/source/Brigham_Young_University), and a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from the [University of Oklahoma College of Law](/source/University_of_Oklahoma_College_of_Law).{{Cite web|title=Kirk Cullimore|url=https://senate.utah.gov/kirk-cullimore|website=Utah Senate|language=en-US|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309171312/https://senate.utah.gov/kirk-cullimore|url-status=dead}} == Career == After graduating from law school, Cullimore began working as an attorney. He established a private legal practice in 2012. In 2018, Cullimore was elected to the [Utah State Senate](/source/Utah_State_Senate), succeeding [Wayne L. Niederhauser](/source/Wayne_L._Niederhauser). Cullimore was sworn in on January 1, 2019.{{Cite web|title=Kirk Cullimore|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kirk_Cullimore|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=May 20, 2020}} In 2024, Cullimore, as Utah Senate Majority Whip, helped push through an amendment to Utah’s Constitution that gave Utah lawmakers powers to amend and repeal ballot initiatives.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=GOP lawmakers vote for power to amend, repeal ballot initiatives. Now Utahns get final say. |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/08/21/utah-republicans-pass/ |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Utah lawmakers want voters to give them the power to change ballot measures once they've passed |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/utah-lawmakers-voters-give-power-change-ballot-measures-113036891 |website=ABC News |language=en}} Utah Republicans pushed for this amendment to the Constitution after a ballot initiative passed that prohibited [partisan gerrymandering](/source/Gerrymandering). In 2025, Cullimore sponsored legislation to ban cities or communities from adding [fluoride](/source/Water_fluoridation), a mineral that reduces tooth decay, to public water systems.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-24 |title=Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities' ability to decide |url=https://apnews.com/article/fluoride-water-utah-rfk-fluoridation-674abe33eb044077bac840c1c39d8ded |website=AP News |language=en}} === Election History === {{Election box begin no change|title=2022, Utah State Senate District 19, general election}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Kirk Cullimore|votes=28,020|percentage=58.4%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Parker Bond|votes=16,626|percentage=34.7%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=United Utah Party|candidate=Tyler Peterson|votes=3,301|percentage=6.9%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=47,947|percentage=100%}}{{End}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2018, Utah State Senate District 9, general election}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Kirk Cullimore|votes=24,410|percentage=65.2%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=United Utah Party|candidate=Alexander Castagno|votes=12,639|percentage=33.8%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=-|candidate=write-in|votes=381|percentage=1.0}}{{Election box total no change|votes=27,430|percentage=100%}}{{End}} {{Cite web |title=Kirk Cullimore |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kirk_Cullimore |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} == References == {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ut-sen}} {{s-bef|before=[Evan Vickers](/source/Evan_Vickers)}} {{s-ttl|title=Majority Leader of the [Utah Senate](/source/Utah_State_Senate)|years=2025–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{Utah statewide political officials}} {{U.S. State Senate Floor Leaders}} {{Utah State Senate}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cullimore, Kirk Jr.}} Category:21st-century members of the Utah Legislature Category:Brigham Young University alumni Category:Living people Category:Republican Party Utah state senators Category:University of Oklahoma College of Law alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kirk Cullimore Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Cullimore_Jr.) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Cullimore_Jr.?action=history)). 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