Top 40 Katie Hill Quotes

If I screw up then everyone’s paying attention and I’ll hear about it.

I’m here to serve the entire community. It doesn’t matter if you voted for me or not.

The federal government has no business in restricting basic human rights based on sexual orientation, and I am ready to protect equality at every turn in Congress.

I think the truth is most people don’t want to hear about policy. They want to hear, ‘I understand what you’re going through, and you can trust me to fight for you and what you care about.’ But we can do both – fight for policy and resonate with people at the same time.

I’m about real representation in government.

Anyone who knows anything about coming out knows that this is something you would never do for the support and a small check from a random organization.

When I was a kid, both my mom and my dad worked night shifts, so we would spend a lot of time at my grandfather’s house. He taught at UCLA and was just really into history. Before bed, when other kids heard fairy tales, he would tell us about the American founding fathers and the beginning of democracy.

I will not allow my experience to scare off other young women or girls from running for office. For the sake of all of us we cannot let that happen.

The reality is that government is a participative process.

I’m someone who believes that all political campaigns need to be grassroots-driven. Commercials can only get you so far. Mail can only get you far. You need to have people on the ground talking about you and why they care.

My district has a large number of Independents, if you say anything about a 70 percent tax rate, you lose people right away.

I never thought my imperfections would be weaponized and used to try to destroy me and the community that I have loved.

It’s one thing to answer to constituents. It’s another thing to have professional disruptors show up at an event with the intent to derail so that you can’t connect with your constituents.

I’ve identified as bisexual since I was a teenager, and if we want to achieve equality for all in our policies, we need more voices from the LGBTQ community in Congress.

I don’t need polling to tell me what are the issues that matter to people.

We need to look through the lens of disparities whether it’s with health or housing or other issues for the LGBTQ community. It’s beyond just marriage, right? We need to get into that mindset in terms of where are these disparities and how do we address them.

I am thankful that members of advisory councils will serve as ‘boots on the ground’ to provide valuable feedback and recommendations directly from the community regarding policies, programs and resources that enhance and support our district.

I am proud to stand with working families and honored to have AFGE’s support.

Playing nice isn’t really something that’s in my vocabulary. I just do what I think is right.

On both sides of my family, my grandparents grew up in total poverty and came to California during the Great Depression. The only way they were able to work their way out of that was by joining the military, which is how they both went on to be able to go to college.

If you want something to actually happen, just voting isn’t enough.

I know what it’s like to be faced with student loans, to have rent so high you don’t know if you’re ever going to be able to save up and buy a home. The issues the people of my generation are going through are natural for me because I’ve lived them, my friends are living them.

A lot of people told me I should be quiet about being bisexual and not say anything, but for me this is a part of my identity.

We are a big-tent party, but we have to come together as a caucus and say ‘These are the things we can agree on’ and push forward.

Asylum under the traditional definition doesn’t necessarily include people coming here for economic reasons, but I think one of the biggest things we need to do is expand legal immigration so people can do that legally.

I know that even a consensual relationship with a subordinate is inappropriate, but I still allowed it to happen despite my better judgment.

We need to really be careful to not just be responsive to whatever happens with Trump, but to be proactive on things people elected us to do.

I grew up riding horses and one of the most important things I learned was that when you fall off, you have to get right back up in the saddle.

I wasn’t planning on becoming a politician. I was incredibly fulfilled in my role at PATH.

There is no comparison to me and Nancy Pelosi. On most of the issues I’m going to be more progressive, but I’m going to look at it from the lens of what is best for my community.

Immigration customs enforcement is a role that makes sense. We have to have something that is doing that.

There’s nothing that can put more strain on a relationship than running for office.

There is a narrative of ‘Washington fighting’ because it’s interesting and it’s drama.

I think divorce doesn’t necessarily bring out the best in people.

Maybe you’re not going to be able to pass sweeping health care reform in your first year in Congress. But you can help someone with a social security settlement that’s going to change their life… That’s pretty cool.

The perspective of people who truly believe that abortion is wrong. I understand that, I’m empathetic to that, I get it. But the place where I think we need to come to some kind of an understanding is that… you have your ability to have your own beliefs but the government doesn’t play a role in that.

I’ve been so impressed with the kinds of thoughtful questions that I’ve gotten from young people, from Girl Scouts, from teenagers.

If you’re trying to appeal to my generation you’ve got to be honest.

You don’t wait for somebody to give you something. Then it’s not going to happen.

I think a lot of politicians want to focus on the things that make them qualified for the job; the truth is no one’s ready for the job of member of Congress until you’re there.