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		</div><p>Rising Democratic star politician Katie Hill announced her resignation on Sunday amid an ethics probe, saying explicit private photos of her with a campaign staffer had been “weaponized” by her husband and political operatives.</p>
<p>The California Democrat, 32, had been hand-picked for a coveted leadership seat. But in recent days, compromising photos of Hill and purported text messages from her to a campaign staffer surfaced online in a British tabloid.</p>
<p><em>“It is with a broken heart that today I announce my resignation from Congress,”</em> she wrote in a statement released Sunday, adding her resignation would be effective on Friday.</p>
<p>“Having private photos of personal moments weaponized against me has been an <em>appalling invasion of my privacy. It’s also illegal, and we are currently pursuing all of our available legal options.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>The House ethics committee also had launched an investigation into whether Hill had an inappropriate relationship with an aide in her congressional office, which is prohibited under House rules.</p>
<p>Hill, one of the few openly bisexual women in Congress, has denied that and vowed to fight a “smear” campaign waged by a husband she called abusive.</p>
<p>But on Sunday, she announced she was stepping aside.</p>
<p><em>“However, 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.”</em></p>
<p>Hill’s statement provided no details on that and her office and campaign provided no additional public comment.</p>
<p>Her abrupt fall came after a blazing rise in which she won the last Republican-held House seat anchored in Los Angeles County, part of a rout that saw GOP House members driven out of their seats in Southern California.</p>
<p>Hill was elected by nine percentage points last year, ousting two-term Republican Representative Stephen Knight and capturing the district for her party for the first time since 1990. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton carried the district in 2016 by 7 points.</p>
<p>Hill’s campaign had raised a healthy $2.2m (€1.9m) so far this year, putting her on track for a strong reelection bid.</p>
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