resigned last year as the representative from California’s 25th Congressional District after the release of the photos, which included a picture of her in the nude with another woman.
She had been a rising star in the U.S. House after being elected in 2018, flipping the seat by defeating homophobic Republican incumbent Steve Knight.She has acknowledged that she was involved with a woman who worked on her campaign but denied allegations that she was in a relationship with a male congressional staffer; the latter would have been a violation of Congress’s ethics rules.
She has blamed Kenny Heslep, her then-husband, for making the photos public, and the lawsuit continues the allegations against him.The suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles.