Freshman Democrat Rep. Katie Hill Resigns Amid Sex-Scandal Ethics Probe

[Swordsmyth]

Freshman Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA) is resigning amid a House Ethics Committee probe into allegations that she had a sexual relationship with a staffer, which were followed by leaked naked pictures she threatened to sue the Daily Mail and other publications over.

"It is with a broken heart that today I announce my resignation from Congress," said the 32-year-old rising Democratic star in an unnecessarily lengthy statement. "This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do, but I believe it is the best thing for my constituents, my community, and our country."

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"Having private photos of personal moments weaponized against me has been an appalling invasion of my privacy," Hill said, adding "It's also illegal, and we are currently pursuing all of our available legal options."
Hill also apologized "For the mistakes made along the way and the people who have been hurt."

It is with a broken heart that today I announce my resignation from Congress. This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do, but I believe it is the best thing for my constituents, my community, and our country.

See my official statement below. pic.twitter.com/nG97RQIwvO
— Rep. Katie Hill (@RepKatieHill) October 27, 2019​

As Fox News's Chad Pergram notes, Hill's resignation is a significant hit to the Democrats. Not only did she flip a red seat blue last cycle, she was promoted onto the House Democratic Whip team by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and had also become Vice Chair of the House Oversight Committee.

More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/political...ie-hill-resigns-amid-sex-scandal-ethics-probe

 

[enhanced_deficit]

This would reduce number of LGBTQ rights champions in Congress, but shouldn't necessarily hurt the the overall campaign given strong leadership from White House/Don Jr on LGBTQ civil rights. Most sites are wisely not publishing the controversial photo (Warning: Explicit Image).

Katie Hill and Kyrsten Sinema represent the B in the LGBTQ candidate "rainbow wave."

Casey Quinlan Oct 31, 2018

https://thinkprogress.org/what-it-m...ave-bisexual-people-in-congress-70f27d81eed3/

 

[Pauls' Revere]

Al Franken still in office?

 

[Swordsmyth]

Al Franken still in office?

Nope.

 

[Origanalist]

Lol, she a piker.

 

[oyarde]

Considering she won this seat through fraud , by open denial through her campaign about this in a rare instance where if she had told the truth she would not have won I think maximum charges should be filed against her as this is clearly against house rules .

 

[donnay]

George Papadopoulos is considering running for her seat. I hope he does!

 

[Anti Globalist]

Al Franken still in office?

Nope. He resigned two years ago.