Former Congressman Steve Knight announced that he will be running to retake the 25th California Congressional seat after Congresswoman Katie Hill resigned Sunday.

After news broke late Sunday afternoon that Hill was resigning from the United States House of Representatives, Knight announced his intention to run for the seat he lost back in 2018.

“After serving my community and country for nearly three decades, I will always answer the call when needed,” Knight said in a statement Monday. “At this point, we are entering uncharted waters. I am looking to run and am thankful for all the calls encouraging me to return to Congress.”

Knight is set to further elaborate on his run in an exclusive interview with KHTS later Monday afternoon.

See Related: Congresswoman Katie Hill Announces Resignation From Office Following Ethics Investigation

This news comes less than 24 hours after Hill announced her resignation following allegations of improper relationships with staff.

“It is with a broken heart that I announce my resignation from Congress,” said Hill in a statement released Sunday. “This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do, but I believe that it is the best thing for my constituents, my community, and our country.”

Last Wednesday, Oct. 23, the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation on Hill involving allegations of sexual affairs with staffers, after Hill called for an investigation into the publication of explicit photos of herself that were posted online without her permission.

These allegations, which include an extramarital affair with her legislative director and a consensual romantic “throuple” between Hill, her husband, and a 22-year-old female campaign volunteer who later also allegedly became a paid employee, are reportedly being made by Hill’s estranged husband, Kenny Heslep, as the pair are going through a divorce, according to officials.

Photos and copies of texts allegedly between staff, Hill and her estranged husband were posted as proof of the allegations of her extramarital affairs. Representative Hill had notified Capitol Hill police, who are investigating the situation and potential legal violations of those who posted and distributed the photos, according to statements made by Hill at the time.

Last Wednesday in another letter to constituents, Hill denied the alleged relationship with a House staff member but acknowledged she was involved in a separate relationship with a member of her campaign staff “during the final tumultuous years of my abusive marriage.”

“I know that even a consensual relationship with a subordinate is inappropriate, but I still allowed it to happen despite my better judgment,” the Oct. 23 letter read.

Related: House Ethics Committee Opens Investigation On Congresswoman Katie Hill

Hill described her resignation as something that “needs to happen,” to avoid further victimization of her supporters via “a smear campaign built around cyber exploitation.”

She went on to say that the publication of personal and intimate photos was an “appalling invasion of my privacy.”

“It is also illegal, and we are currently pursuing all of our available legal options,” she added in her resignation letter. “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.”

Hill did not specify a resignation date in her letter.

“For the mistakes made along the way and the people who have been hurt,” said Hill. “I am sorry, and I am learning I am not a perfect person and never pretended to be.”

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