Katherine Lauren Hill born August 25 1987 is an American former politician and social services administrator from Agua Dulce California A member of the Democratic Party she served as the US representative for Californias 25th congressional district from January to November 2019 Hill is the former executive director of People Assisting the Homeless PATH a statewide nonprofit organization working to end homelessness throughout California She won her seat by defeating incumbent Republican Steve Knight in the 2018 midterm elections On October 18 2019 RedState a conservative blog published a report on an alleged affair between Hill and her Legislative Director which they both denied On October 23 2019 Hill admitted that she had had an inappropriate relationship with a campaign staffer before she became a Member of Congress On October 27 2019 she announced that she would resign from Congress Nude photos of Hill were published by the Daily Mail a British tabloid Hill blamed the release of the photos on her exhusband called them an invasion of privacy and vowed to advocate for victims of revenge porn She resigned on November 3 2019 and left office two days later In June 2021 Hill was ordered to pay US220000 to the Daily Mail and other media to reimburse the legal fees these companies spent defending themselves against her accusations