ABOUT Kirk

Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore was elected to the Utah Senate in 2018 and represents District 19, the southeast part of Salt Lake County and sections of northeast Utah County. He currently serves as the majority leader in the majority caucus.

Sen. Cullimore received an associate’s degree in music from Utah Valley University. He then served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in the Philippines. After returning, he continued his education and received a bachelor’s degree in music from Brigham Young University. He subsequently taught music for six years and managed a music teaching studio.

Sen. Cullimore then went on to pursue a law degree at the University of Oklahoma and began his law career in Oklahoma primarily in Federal Indian Law. He moved back to Utah and runs his own law practice focusing on general business representation, land use, water development and technology issues.

In his spare time, Sen. Cullimore volunteers as chairman of the board for the Intermountain Suzuki String Institute, and is a board member for the Suzuki Association of America. He is also on the board for the Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, a member of the Utah Valley University Alumni Association and formerly co-chaired the Brookwood Elementary School Community Council and served as the government affairs chair for the Utah Apartment Association. Additionally, he enjoys being an accompanist for an elementary school choir.

Sen. Cullimore and his wife Heather live in Sandy, Utah, with their six children. They stay busy attending their kids’ activities including violin, cello, dance and soccer.