Posted on 10/27/2019 9:10:47 PM PDT by KingofZion
Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) on Sunday announced her resignation from Congress amid an ethics inquiry into allegations that she had an intimate relationship with a congressional staff member in her office.
It is with a broken heart that today I announce my resignation from Congress, Hill wrote in a 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.
Hills spokeswoman said that the resignation is not immediate and that Hill is still deciding on when she will leave office. Her announcement was first reported by Politico, which said that she planned to resign by the end of the week.
Last week, the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into allegations that Hill was romantically involved with her legislative director, Graham Kelly, a relationship that would violate House ethics rules.
Hill was seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party, a 32-year-old lawmaker who flipped a Republican-held seat in a district northeast of Los Angeles.
Her departure came swiftly after allegations surfaced about a week ago in an article on the conservative website RedState.org. The article alleged that Hill and her husband were in a consensual three-person relationship with a woman on her campaign team. The article included text messages it said were between Hill and the woman as well as intimate photos of them together. Hill is openly bisexual.
The article also alleged that Hill was involved romantically with Kelly.
Under House ethics rules adopted last year in response to high-profile sexual harassment claims involving members of Congress, it is against the official code of conduct for members to engage in a sexual relationship with any employee who works for the member.
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She bowed out to fast something else is coming down the pipe
It's the Al Franken slow-walk resignation. She announces that she'll resign, everybody will move on to the next subject and forget about her, and she'll either eventually leave weeks before the election, or just 'resign' by not running for reelection.
She was a victim of her abusive hubby dont cha know....
Buy-bye gay NAZI...
"Skanky, gay and NAZI is no way to go through life..."
I thought ethics only applied to Republicans.
Yup, and this one is no worse.
And Elizabeth Warren was caught a couple weeks ago in Houston with a male prostitute.
Tip O’neal and Teddy Kennedy were the model for the Democrat women of today.
She left Congress to Throuple with Delicto-Romney.
Married gays wear rings too. It means nothing these days.
She seems to be going full Biden with that cow.
Good riddance to bad (I’d say “fugly”) rubbish. ;-)
“That makes her the first homosexual congresswoman to resign due to a sex scandal as well.”
Bisexual. Which means she can’t make up her damn mind and pick a side. ;-)
“She looks like the type of bimbo youd find legs up in the back of a 57 Chevy.
The 57 Chevy has far too much class, far fewer miles, and needs a lot less bodywork for her to even get close to it.”
Agreed. The ‘57 Chevy Bel Air was a dream machine. She’s a nightmare. I think an ‘02 Pontiac Aztek would be more appropriate. ;-)
Oops! Wonder how many moms in her district have told their daughters that because this is America they can grow up to be just like Katie.
Ha, ya beat me to it!
Elizabeth Warren WHAT? I missed that. Do you have a link?
She can probably get a DC Huma relations gig pretty easily.
She needs to go on tour with Stormy Daniels
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