# Kathleen Riebe

Kathleen Riebe is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/67c6161b-0222-4702-85ce-7409bc5bc86a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/67c6161b-0222-4702-85ce-7409bc5bc86a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Riebe reported $250 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 532 donors and 1,145 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 98.0% (91.6%). 42 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 354 Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB354/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB527/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB193/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 535 Disposition of Public Property Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB535/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 197 Transportation Funding and Governance Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB197/
- 2026-03-07 · voted nay · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB154/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 181 School Discipline Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB181/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 149 Licensing Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB149/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB513/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB194/

## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 12 bills: 10 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 1. 8.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 27 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 243: Tax Increment Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB243/
- SB 95: Public Speaking Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB95/
- SB 56: Citizenship Education Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB56/
- SB 159: Dyslexia Screening Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB159/
- SB 274: Supplemental Funding for Literacy Coaching (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB274/
- SB 105: Use of Force Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB105/
- SCR 3: Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Weapons Testing (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SCR3/
- SB 236: State Parks Amendments (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB236/
- SB 135: Educational Medical Services Amendments (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB135/
- SB 141: Office of Student Health Affairs (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB141/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $250 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/RIEBEK/
- Campaign site: https://www.kathleenriebe.com/
- X: https://x.com/RiebeforUtah
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riebeforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sen.kathleenriebe/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-riebe-96774b132/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/67c6161b-0222-4702-85ce-7409bc5bc86a