Laurel Libby, a Republican, has been blocked from speaking and voting in the statehouse since February. Mr. Funk was the managing editor of Pleroma Media, and worked as a breaking news reporter at The Messenger after spending 25 years at Fox Television as a producer, executive producer, and digital content director.

State Representative Laurel Libby, a Republican, had been banned from voting over comments opposing transgender athletes in girls’ sports.

The Democratic-controlled state House censured Libby after finding her viral post identifying a transgender teen athlete violated its code of ethics by putting the student at risk.