Facing calls to resign, Sen. Kathleen Riebe says discrimination report is ‘distorted’

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 698

Last Updated: 23 minutes ago


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Nearly a week after Utah Senate Democrats called on Sen. Kathleen Riebe to resign, she’s making a case that a discrimination inquiry against her was based more on politics than proof and “rests on a distorted record.”

Riebe’s attorney alleged in a Monday email to Utah News Dispatch and other news outlets that the investigator who conducted the outside review “blindly adopted the view of those politically opposed to Senator Riebe.”

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