Derek Kitchen

[Benjamin Wood @BjaminWood]

Friends! A new @CityWeekly is out NOW online and heading to newsstands.

This week, the 2026 PRIDE ISSUE! Guest edited by @derekkitchen, with info on the Utah Pride Festival and SLC Pride, bar reqs for Pride Month, community shout outs and more. #slc

https://t.co/4Qbl6YAE0q

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

@alexisence

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

@alexisence Ma’am… it’s Sunday. Go outside. Breathe.

[Paul Huntsman @pchuntsman]

There is some really bad reporting here. A project that cost $100+ billion, and only yields ~ $100 million to local community is really bad math. Until Google, Meta, Blackstone show up, this is a Borat like skit. https://t.co/8KPSvHn2Pj

[Benjamin Wood @BjaminWood]

Friendly reminder that @GREENbikeUtah is free throughout May with promo code “BikeMonth26” #slc #utpol

[Robert Gehrke @RobertGehrke]

Big news about the news: Starting TOMORROW you’ll be able to access the @sltrib free of charge. It will be an invaluable resource for ALL of the community, thanks to the generous donors who made it possible.

https://t.co/nb371EyvZ4

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

@alisha_ann94 @NateForUtah I respect you Alisha. SB132 enabled the data center like the one in Box Elder to build behind-the-meter power plant. Without it, it couldn’t happen. SB132 is AS CONSEQUENTIAL as SB169.

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

When people ask why I can’t support @NateForUtah, here’s one clear example beyond him being among the least impactful Democrats in the legislature.
It’s about honesty.

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

@alisha_ann94 @NateForUtah Anyone voting on the bill knew it was explicitly tied to data centers.

See: https://t.co/tnfCqI193D

Also: https://t.co/p0C052hpF8

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

@alisha_ann94 @NateForUtah Dishonest how? SB132 was definitely a data center bill at the time that he voted for it..

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

@NateForUtah SB132 was definitely a data center bill and you definitely voted for it

https://t.co/tnfCqI193D

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

Politics isn’t about what a politician says when they’re fundraising.
It’s about what they do when the vote is called.
Utah needs representatives who are honest about their record, especially when they’re asking for your money based on it.

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

In the legislature, everyone knows: the 3rd reading vote is the one that counts. It’s the vote of record. The one in the history books.
Casting a protest vote on 2nd reading, then voting yes when it matters, is a way of having it both ways.
Voters deserve to know the difference.

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

@alisha_ann94 Ballots for CD1 primary will be printed this week. Now is the time for Nate Blouin to make a big boy decision

[Bill Tibbitts @Bill_Tibbitts]

The racism and xenophobia being directed at Liban Mohamed is not going to persuade Democrats to vote for someone else in the primary or independents in that district to vote for a Republican in November.

[PLATFORM AMERICA @PLATFORMAMERICA]

🚨BREAKING: @derekkitchen ENDORSES @Liban4congress TODAY!

This comes after Kitchen was the first candidate to leave the race and not file as a candidate during this week’s congressional filing period. 

Kitchen previously served on the Salt Lake City Council and was elected to the Utah State Senate in 2018, where he became one of the few openly LGBTQ+ legislators in America. He also served in the Biden Administration as Senior Vice President at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. He is also a small business owner, running a restaurant in Salt Lake City.

[Derek Kitchen @derekkitchen]

@BenMcAdams Huge! Congrats Ben