Lincoln Fillmore is a Republican Senator for Utah State Senate District 17. Prior to redistricting, he represented Senate District 10. He was appointed by GovernorGary Herbert to fill a vacant seat caused by the resignation ofAaron Osmond.[1]
Prior to his nomination to the Utah Senate in 2016, Sen. Fillmore served the Republican Party as a County and State Delegate, as well as a Precinct, Legislative, and Regional Chair.[2]
In addition to being a small-business owner, Sen. Fillmore is an avid baseball fan. He was a minor-league baseball announcer for nine years and has seenMajor League Baseball games in 39 different parks.[3]
Lincoln was born inSalt Lake County and lived there until his teenage years when his family moved to theSan Francisco Bay Area. While living in California as teenager, Lincoln wrote a conservative news column for his town's newspaper, theFoster City Progress. At the age of 20 Lincoln moved back to Utah. Once back in Utah, Lincoln earned a degree from theUniversity of Utah in Mass Communications. He has spent his professional career as an educator and an entrepreneur.[4]
Senator Fillmore serves as the Senator of district 17 in Utah. Fillmore's legislative efforts focus on education, reducing taxes and regulation, and balanced spending.[5]
Senator Fillmore currently chairs the Legislative Process Committee,[6] the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee,[7] the Education Confirmation Committee,[8] and is the Vice Chair of the Senate Rules Committee.[9]
