Derek Kitchen
Bio | Kitchen is the founder and owner of Laziz kitchen. |
Status and Position | Current State Senator of Utah |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Utah |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Kitchen raised $69,969 in his 2018 election year. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=45078626 |
Voting Rights | Kitchen's stance on voting rights is unknown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on universal healthcare is unknown. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on socialized healthcare is unknown. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on private healthcare is unknown. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Kitchen supports LGBT rights. Kitchen supports LGBT rights as he sued Utah for gay marriage and is a gay rights advocate. Source: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/09/30/sen-derek-kitchen-his/ |
| Taxes | For | Kitchen stated in a political courage test that he is for an increase in income tax. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/174225/derek-kitchen |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on a flat tax rate is unknown. |
| Abortion | For | Kitchen has indicated that he is pro choice. Kitchen stated in a Political Courage Test that he is pro choice. Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/174225/derek-kitchen |
| Gun Control | For | Kitchen has indicated that he supports gun control legislation. Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/174225/derek-kitchen |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Kitchen has indicated that he is for assisted suicide as he responded "yes" to the question "Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?" Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/174225/derek-kitchen |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on government interference is unknown. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Kitchen has indicated that he supports planned parenthood. Source: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-action-council-utah-inc/blog/utah-legislature-week-3 |
| Welfare | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on welfare is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Against | Kitchen has stated that he does not support capital punishment for crimes. Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/174225/derek-kitchen |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on mandatory prison sentences is unknown. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on military spending is unknown. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on the war on terrorism is unknown. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on Foreign Policy is Unknown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Kitchen' stance on the United Nations is unknown. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on Nationalism is unknown. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on Free Markets is unknown. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on Brexit is unknown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on affirmative action is unknown. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on government spending is unknown. |
| Charter Schools | Against | Kitchen has indicated that he does not support funding for charter schools. Source:https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/174225/derek-kitchen |
| Common Core | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on common core is unknown. |
| Clean Energy | For | Kitchen has indicated that he supports clean energy. Kitchen has indicated that he is for clean energy as he stated "We must prepare for the future by investing in clean fuel vehicles and move Utah toward adopting renewable sources of energy. It's also time to update our state building codes to better conserve energy, and invest in robust transportation infrastructure." Source: https://www.derekkitchen.com/services |
| Religious Freedom | For | Kitchen supports religious freedom. Kitchen has indicated in this lawsuit that he supports religious freedom. Source: http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Kitchen-later-CA-motion-12-23-13.pdf |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on the seperation of church and state is unknown. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on slavery reparations is unknown. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on border control is unknown. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on passenger profiling is unknown. |
| DACA | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on DACA is unknown. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Kitchen's stance on santuary cities is unknown. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Kitchen has indicated that he is for the legalization of marijuana as he said "I support full legalization for recreational cannabis." Source:https://www.derekkitchen.com/services |