Democratic Rep. Katie Hill resigns amid allegations of improper relationship with staffer
By SARAH D. WIRE, JENNIFER HABERKORN | OCT. 27, 2019 4:03 PM pst
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-27/rep-katie-hill-resigns-amid-scandal

'Rep. Katie Hill (D-Santa Clarita) resigned Sunday after allegations that she engaged in affairs with a congressional aide and a campaign staff member were made public earlier this month.
Hill announced the resignation in a letter to constituents, saying she was stepping down “with a broken heart.”

“This is what needs to happen so that the good people who supported me will no longer be subjected to the pain inflicted by my abusive husband and the brutality of hateful political operatives who seem to happily provide a platform to a monster who is driving a smear campaign built around cyber exploitation,” Hill wrote.

“I know that as long as I am in Congress, we’ll live fearful of what might come next and how much it will hurt.

“For the mistakes made along the way and the people who have been hurt, I am sorry, and I am learning I am not a perfect person and never pretended to be,” Hill wrote.

The resignation marks a dramatic fall for Hill, who was elected to Congress as part of the “blue wave” that allowed Democrats to take the House in 2018. She had been a regular presence on cable news shows and a leader among House freshman Democrats.'