Lincoln Fillmore doesn’t scream his extremism. He signs it into law.
As a powerful committee chair and one of the most influential Republicans in the Utah Senate, Fillmore has quietly led the charge to dismantle public education, criminalize care for transgender youth, and strip voters of their ability to hold lawmakers accountable. He’s done it from the shadows of the statehouse — using his control of the legislative process to advance an anti-democracy, anti-equality agenda that’s increasingly out of step with his fast-growing suburban district.
Fillmore represents the southern Salt Lake suburbs — communities that are younger, more diverse, and increasingly fed up with far-right extremism. And yet, he continues to push policies that attack families, silence voters, and funnel taxpayer dollars to his own charter school industry.
Lincoln Fillmore isn’t just extreme. He’s exposed.
He’ll announce is re-election bid in 2025, and in 2026, he’s beatable.
Key Vulnerabilities
1. • Anti-LGBTQ+ Record
Fillmore voted to ban transgender girls from school sports, overriding a veto by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox — who warned the bill was cruel and unnecessary.
He voted for SB 16, banning gender-affirming medical care for trans youth in Utah — making the state one of the most hostile in the country for LGBTQ+ minors.
He’s never supported legislation to protect LGBTQ+ Utahns from discrimination in housing, employment, or healthcare — instead aligning himself with a culture war agenda that targets the most vulnerable kids.
• Abortion Extremism
Fillmore supported Utah’s trigger ban on abortion, which outlaws the procedure in nearly all cases — with narrow, burdensome exceptions.
He voted for SB 15, which banned abortion clinics outright — even while the legality of the broader ban was still under review.
He’s shown no support for adding rape or incest exceptions and has aligned himself with groups pushing for a total abortion ban statewide.
• School Privatization & Self-Dealing
Fillmore was the architect of Utah’s 2023 voucher law, which gives taxpayer-funded scholarships to private and home schools.
He runs a charter school consulting business and has helped pass legislation that benefits the same industry he profits from.
He used his role as Rules Committee Chair to shield the voucher bill from a public referendum, knowing voters would likely reject it — just as they did in 2007.
His actions weren’t just anti-public school. They were anti-democracy.
• Electoral Vulnerability
Fillmore represents District 17, including fast-growing suburbs like Herriman, Riverton, and Bluffdale — areas that are trending younger, more moderate, and increasingly disillusioned with Utah’s far-right politics.
He won with just 64% of the vote in 2024 — against a poorly funded opponent. That’s soft by Utah GOP standards.
Suburban backlash to attacks on LGBTQ+ youth, abortion access, and public education is growing — especially in family-focused, upwardly mobile communities like his.
With a strong challenger and early organizing, this seat can flip.
Lincoln Fillmore is Utah’s most beatable bigot.
He’s turned his legislative seat into a platform for pushing anti-LGBTQ+ hate, dismantling public education, banning abortion, and blocking voters from holding him accountable.
He has:
A record of harming transgender youth and stripping away reproductive rights
Financial ties to the very industries his legislation benefits
A habit of using backroom power to silence dissent
