Former Rep. Katie Hill Aims To Encourage Women To Run For Office In 'She Will Rise'
Hill's election to Congress in 2018 seemed like a sign of progress. A year later, she resigned after admitting to an affair with a young staffer, documented by her husband, and leaked to the press.
by Annalisa Quinn
Aug 11, 2020
2 minutes
In her 2019 resignation speech, then-congresswoman Katie Hill said: "I am leaving because of a misogynistic culture that gleefully consumed my naked pictures, capitalized on my sexuality and enabled my abusive ex to continue that abuse, this time with the entire country watching."
She also could have said: I am leaving because I had an affair with a subordinate. Both statements would
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