Derek L Kitchen

Derek L Kitchen is a candidate for U.S. House District 1 Primary Election in 2026 in Congressional District 1, Utah.

Senior Vice President at the federal Export-Import Bank; Restaurant owner in Salt Lake City, UT

Also running: Riley Owen, Jesse West, Jonathan Lopez, January Walker, Dave Robinson, Luis A. Villarreal, Eva Lopez, Stone Fonua, Ben Mcadams, Nate Blouin, Michael Farrell, Liban Mohamed, Adam Clayton, Kathleen A. Riebe.

Derek Kitchen is a Democrat with a history of public service in Utah, having served on the Salt Lake City City Council and as a Utah State Senator. He is known for successfully challenging Utah's ban on same-sex marriage. Kitchen is also a restaurant owner and, in 2023, was appointed senior vice president at the federal Export-Import Bank by President Biden. He launched a campaign for the U.S. House in Utah's newly redrawn 1st Congressional District for the 2026 election, aiming to represent a new left-leaning district as a progressive leader. He subsequently withdrew from the Democratic primary race.