out bi woman and won, defeating anti-LGBTQ+ Republican incumbent Steve Knight in California’s 25th Congressional District and flipping the seat from red to blue.
She was considered an up-and-comer in the House, working closely with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leaders.But she ended up resigning in October 2019 after a right-wing blog published a nude photo of her and allegations of relationships with a female campaign staffer (in a “throuple” arrangement involving Hill’s husband) and, separately, with a male House aide.
Other outlets published photos as well. She acknowledged she had a consensual relationship with the campaign worker but said she had never been romantically or sexually involved with anyone on her House staff, which would.