Kathleen Riebe ( ) is an

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from

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. She was a member of the Utah State Board of Education through 2018, and now represents Utah's 15th senate district in the

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. 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

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to be their candidate in the general election."Kathleen Riebe nominated by Utah Democrats for special congressional election," The Salt Lake Tribune, June 28, 2023

Education and career

In 1991, Riebe graduated from

Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of Ne ...

with a double major in Elementary Education and Sociology. 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 The Granite School District spreads across central Salt Lake County, Utah, serving West Valley City, Millcreek, Taylorsville, South Salt Lake, and Holladay; Kearns and Magna Townships; and parts of West Jordan, Murray and Cottonwood Heights. ...

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 Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...

. 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. She took part in settlement negotiations when the Utah School Board was sued over the Professional Practices Advisory Commission, or UPPAC, for recommending harsher-than-necessary and often inconsistent discipline. Riebe secured the Democratic nomination for Utah Senate District 8 by defeating former candidate for U. S. Congress

Kathie Allen After previously stating that he would not run for re-election, Jason Chaffetz announced on May 19 that he was resigning his seat in the House, effective June 30. A special election was called to replace him with a filing period opening on May ...

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. Having been elected to the State Senate, she had to resign her State School Board seat mid-term. 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."Rep. Karen Kwan elected to replace Karen Mayne’s Utah Senate seat," ABC4Utah, Jan. 17, 2023
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External links

Campaign websiteUtah State Legislature website

References

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