Quotes from Katie Hill

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

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

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

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.

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

I think there are phrases that are exciting to a certain group within the Democratic Party but scare the crap out of other people.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

What is important to me is that I'm not accountable to and not controlled by party leadership. At the end of the day, I'm able to make my own decisions according to what's best for the community and the constituents I represent. It doesn't depend on what the partisanship is to the right or to the left.