1. Katherine Lauren Hill was born on August 25,1987 and is an American former politician and social services administrator from Agua Dulce, California.
42 Facts About Katie Hill
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Katie Hill is the CEO of Union Station Homeless Services and a member of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
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Katie Hill is the former executive director of People Assisting the Homeless, a statewide non-profit organization working to end homelessness throughout California.
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Katie Hill won her seat by defeating incumbent Republican Steve Knight in the 2018 midterm elections.
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On October 23,2019, Katie Hill admitted that she had had an inappropriate relationship with a campaign staffer before she became a Member of Congress.
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Nude photos of Katie Hill were published by the Daily Mail, a British tabloid.
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Katie Hill blamed the release of the photos on her ex-husband, called them an invasion of privacy and vowed to advocate for victims of revenge porn.
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In June 2021, Katie Hill was ordered to pay US$220,000 to the Daily Mail and other media, to reimburse the legal fees these companies spent defending themselves against her accusations.
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Katie Hill was born in Abilene, Texas, and grew up in the Saugus section of Santa Clarita, California.
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Katie Hill's mother, Rachel, was a registered nurse, and her father, Michael Hill, was a police lieutenant.
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Katie Hill attended public schools in the Santa Clarita Valley and graduated from Saugus High School in 2004.
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Katie Hill attended California State University, Northridge where she earned a bachelor's degree in English and a Master of Public Administration.
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Katie Hill began her career as a policy advocate at People Assisting the Homeless, a nonprofit organization developing affordable and supportive services for the homeless in California.
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Katie Hill helped pass a ballot initiative, Measure H, during spring of 2017 to help alleviate homelessness by providing $1.2 billion in funds for homeless services in Los Angeles County.
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On March 8,2017, Katie Hill announced her candidacy for the US House of Representatives for California's 25th congressional district, her home district, challenging incumbent Steve Knight, a Republican who had held the office since 2014.
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In 2018, Katie Hill came in second place in the primary election for California's 25th Congressional District, allowing her to advance to the November 6,2018, general election, where she again faced Knight.
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Katie Hill was the subject of a documentary-style series of episodes that aired on the HBO show Vice News Tonight.
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Katie Hill stated during her race for office that her top issues were addressing healthcare, rebuilding the middle class with policies that address income inequality and affordable housing, and getting big money out of politics.
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Katie Hill reportedly ran a grassroots campaign that didn't accept money from corporate political action committees.
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Katie Hill has supported comprehensive immigration reform while working towards greater funding and security along the southern border to counter primarily illegal drug trafficking and other various crimes.
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Katie Hill has supported some form of physical barrier along certain areas of the southern border.
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On October 18,2019, the conservative political blog RedState published allegations that Katie Hill was involved in an extramarital affair with her young male staffer.
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Katie Hill denied such allegations, with Katie Hill saying that her estranged husband, whom she described as abusive, was doing everything he could to humiliate her, and that her political opponents were exploiting a private matter for political gain.
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Katie Hill reached out to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to deny the allegations.
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On October 23,2019, Katie Hill sent an email to constituents in which she admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a campaign staffer before becoming a member of Congress.
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Katie Hill promised to cooperate with the Congressional ethics investigation regarding allegations of wrongdoing as a member of Congress.
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Katie Hill vowed to combat revenge porn after photos of her were leaked.
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On December 7,2019, Katie Hill penned an op-ed in The New York Times in which she described the events that led to her decision to resign, and mentions that she was suicidal during that time period.
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Katie Hill released a memoir titled She Will Rise: Becoming a Warrior for True Equality in August 2020.
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Katie Hill noted that, after her resignation, Monica Lewinsky reached out and offered to talk about some of the similarities and differences in their respective experiences being the victim of public shaming.
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In December 2020, Katie Hill filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband, the Daily Mail, and RedState over "nonconsensual porn".
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The judge ordered Katie Hill to pay roughly $220,000 in fees to the Daily Mail and a couple of journalists.
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In July 2022, Katie Hill declared bankruptcy, which would allow her to avoid paying the defendants' attorney fees.
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Katie Hill cites her own incident in Congress as an example.
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In November 2024, Katie Hill was appointed by County Supervisor Hilda Solis to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
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In December 2024, Katie Hill became the CEO of Union Station Homeless Services.
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Katie Hill was California's first openly bisexual person to be elected to Congress.
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In July 2010, Katie Hill married Kenny Heslep, whom she began dating just after high school.
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In December 2020, a judge awarded Katie Hill a restraining order against her ex-husband.
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Katie Hill rented an apartment in Washington, DC, with freshman representative Lauren Underwood.
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In October of 2021, Katie Hill said that she and Thomas were expecting a child.
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Katie Hill contracted COVID-19 during the seventh month of her pregnancy, and gave birth to her son in early January 2022, seven weeks premature.