Kathleen Riebe

Kathleen Riebe is an American politician from Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a member of the Utah State Board of Education through 2018, and now represents Utah's 15th senate district in the Utah State Senate. Prior to redistricting she represented the 8th district. On May 31, 2023, she announced to KSL News Radio that she was running in the 2023 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election. She was nominated by the Utah Democratic Party to be their candidate in the general election. In November 2025, she announced her candidacy for U. S. Congress in the 2026 elections.

Education and career Riebe was born in Long Island, New York. She has worked as a truck driver, bartender, and an Alta police dispatcher and has taught outdoor education in New York, Georgia, New Jersey, and Maine. Riebe has taught in the Granite School District since 2001, where she is currently employed as an educational technology specialist. She got a Master's and an Administrative Certificate in 2006 from Utah State University. She has an Educational Technology Endorsement from Southern Utah University. She has 2 children.

Political career In 2016, Riebe was elected to the Utah State Board of Education, defeating anti-common-core candidate Gary Thompson. While on the State school board, she served on the board's Financial Literacy Committee; School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (STILA) Nominating Committee; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Action Center; Underage Drinking Committee; and served as co-chair of the Finance Committee.

Riebe secured the Democratic nomination for Utah Senate District 8 by defeating former candidate for U. S. Congress Kathie Allen at the Salt Lake County Democratic Convention on April 14, 2018, with 65% of the vote.

On November 6, 2018, Riebe won the 2018 election for Utah Senate District 8, defeating incumbent Republican Brian Zehnder with 56% of the vote. Riebe sits on the Senate Education and Transportation Committees.

After redistricting in 2022, Senator Riebe's district changed to the 15th District. She was elected Minority Whip in January 2023.

Election history

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2018