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.”
Hill’s 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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You are making reference to katie hill and the goat?? (Yikes...)
She looks like the type of bimbo you’d find legs up in the back of a 57 Chevy.
Well at least she didn’t marry her brother and deceive the government- that would be unforgivable to dems
“This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do,”
Welcome to reality, sister.
Watch the vote counting this time.
Please see an optician soon! Or do not believe the staged pics. A session with an ethicist may help you see her perfidy...instead of her hoohah. People who are politically bright dont drink or use a bong and take pics.
She tried to ride the typical anti president interim election wave. Completely unfit for office. Wipeout. Ballot harvesting spawn.
Its confirmed there are even more damaging photos. The ones released were tip of the iceberg.
Actually you need 2 consecutive terms to vest Ye Fat Olde Swamp Pension. So this puta gonna need a job...
I hope she reflects on her decisions, repents, and deals with her inner demons.
This was too much for even the dems?
Who knew they actually had standards?
What’s her next gig? Head of the Clinton Foundation?
I love watching political “rising stars” crash and burn.
The fact that she had an iron cross tattooed on her hoo-hoo probably didn’t help a whole lot.
CC
A dong and a bong
Only if the porn is in Braille.
Otherwise, she will prove the claim that it can make you go blind.
The 57 Chevy has far too much class, far fewer miles, an needs a lot less bodywork for her to even get close to it.
By John Gizzi
Sunday, 27 October 2019 11:04 PMCurrent | Bio | Archive
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Hours after freshman Rep. Katie Hill stunned the political world with her resignation Sunday night, maneuvering was already under way for the soon-to-be-called special election in California’s 25thDistrict (Los Angeles County.)
Republicans privately have high hopes that they can recapture the seat that was in their hands for 16 years before political newcomer Hill unseated Republican Rep. Steve Knight in 2018.
Republicans in the district have been enthusiastically lining up behind former U.S. Navy fighter pilot Mike Garcia as their candidate against Hill.
The son of a Mexican immigrant (“he legally immigrated,” Garcia always emphasizes), Garcia was born and grew up in the 25th District (Santa Clarita), graduated in the top 3 percent of his class from the U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis), and flew 30 combat missions in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Of Hill’s resignation, Garcia told reporters on Sunday that the congresswoman’s personal troubles about relationships with staffers were “a complete distraction from the important work that needs to be done.”
“It’s time for our district to move forward and unite around a leader,” he said, adding that the district needed a congressman “with integrity and a true desire to put service to country above all else.”
“Most everyone on the GOP side has united behind Mike Garcia for that seat,” Jon Fleischman, editor of the much-read “Flash Report” political newsletter, told Newsmax, “So it would be somewhat tumultuous if [former Rep.] Steve Knight jumps into the special. But this is politics so anything can happen.”
California sources insisted area Democrats will unite behind freshman Assemblywoman Christy Smith as their candidate to succeed Hill. A former Obama administration official, Smith unseated Republican Assemblyman Dante Acosta last year and is considered a liberal in the mold of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Under Golden State election law, Gov. Newsom could call a special election next week and the primary would almost certainly be held in March (coinciding with the presidential primary). Candidates regardless of party appear on the same ballot and, if no one wins a majority, a run-off between the top two vote-getters would be held in May.
“One thing is for sure is that this was the seat that may or may not have been in play for next November,” said Fleischman, “But as a special election all of the eyes of the country will be on it and it will be big bucks on both sides.
Read Newsmax: GOP Could Win Outgoing Dem. Rep. Katie Hill’s Calif. Seat | Newsmax.com
Hey Katie...take Pierre Delecto with you!
Katie, the pictures say otherwise, and that’s just the inanimate objects.
Damn, the most curious thing the Dem Thug Party had to offer.
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