Member of the Utah State Senate from the 2nd district
In office January 2019 – December 2022
Preceded by
Jim Dabakis
Succeeded by
Jen Plumb (Redistricting)
Member of the Salt Lake City Council
In office 2016 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by
Luke Garrott
Succeeded by
Ana Valdemoros[1]
Personal details
Born
(1988-08-30) August 30, 1988 (age 35)[2][3] Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Moudi Sbeity
(m. 2015; div. 2019)
Alma mater
University of Utah
Website
derekkitchen.com
Derek Kitchen (born August 30, 1988) is an American politician from Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a former member of the Utah State Senate who represented Utah's 2nd Senate District, and was formerly a Councilmember on the Salt Lake City Council representing Council District 4.
In 2023, Kitchen was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as Senior Vice President of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Export-Import Bank.[4][5]
Kitchen and his restaurant Laziz Kitchen was featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives.[6][7]
^"Salt Lake City Council chooses Analia Valdemoros to fill vacant Council District 4 seat". fox13now.com. January 23, 2019.
^Tim Fitzsimons. "The 0.1 Percent: Gay ex-Mormon Derek Kitchen looks to shake up Utah politics". NBC News. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^Utah Senate (August 30, 2019). "Happy Birthday Senator Derek Kitchen and Senator Kathleen Riebe! Hoping your birthday is filled with happiness, joy and cake". Facebook. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^"Former Utah Senator Derek Kitchen heads to D.C. to serve Biden Administration". ABC4 Utah. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
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Plumb ran against incumbent Senator DerekKitchen in 2018 and lost. In a rematch of that contest, Plumb defeated Kitchen by just 61 votes in the democratic...
Escamilla". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020. "Gay rights pioneer DerekKitchen says goodbye to Salt Lake City Council, looks back on his triumphs,...
Marriage Equality Case: Laurie Wood and Kody Partridge, Moudi Sbeity and DerekKitchen, Kate Call and Karen Archer 57,000 Salt Lake City-County Building 2015...
Deseret News. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022. "Gay rights pioneer DerekKitchen says goodbye to Salt Lake City Council, looks back on his triumphs,...
over Democrats. District 4: Jani Iwamoto retired. District 9: Democrat DerekKitchen lost renomination to Jennifer Plumb. District 13: Democrat Gene Davis...
Collins. In 2009, Evans appeared in and won the British TV program Hell's Kitchen, working under Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White. In 2021 Evans...
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2 Democratic Jim Dabakis Ran for mayor of Salt Lake City Democratic DerekKitchen 32,930 76.65% Republican Chase Winder 10,030 23.35% 3 Democratic Gene...
office December 2012 – January 2019 Preceded by Ben McAdams Succeeded by DerekKitchen Chair of the Utah Democratic Party In office July 2011 – March 2014...
Derek Alexander Muller (born 9 November 1982) is a science communicator and media personality, best known for his YouTube channel Veritasium, which has...
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anarcho-punk bands, and managed by former Flux of Pink Indians bassist Derek Birkett. In the 1990s it set up a number of subsidiary labels. One Little...
EastWest Records. It is the band's only studio album to feature keyboardist Derek Sherinian, following the departure of Kevin Moore in 1994. Falling into...
resulting in her collapsing on the kitchen floor shortly after. Pat is then diagnosed with incurable cancer, and when Derek visits her, he teases her about...
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