intimidate by showing intimate pictures of her. she denied allegations she had a relationship with a congressional staffer, something against house ethics rules. a special election to replace her has not been called yet but candidates are coming forward already. state 'ablywoman kristy smith is throwing her hat in the ring and is now with me. thank you for joining me, assemblywoman, appreciate it. >> thanks for having me on. >> do you think katie hill did the right thing by resigning? >> i did. i know katie. a good friend. fought a hard flight to flip seats in 2018. end. day she's a patriot and knew charges and accusations around her would prove a big distraction and knows the work of the people's house is so significant she needed to step aside to allow that to continue and also knows and i'm taking up this fight with her, a victim of revenge porn.