Frank Hill (American politician)

Frank C. Hill III (born February 19, 1954) is a former American politician and convicted felon. A Republican, he served in the California State Assembly and California State Senate between the years of 1982 and 1994, where he represented Whittier, California.

Frank Hill
Member of the California Senate
from the 29th district
In office
December 7, 1992 – July 8, 1994
Preceded byRobert G. Beverly
Succeeded byDick Mountjoy
Member of the California Senate
from the 31st district
In office
April 16, 1990 – November 30, 1992
Preceded byWilliam Campbell
Succeeded byBill Leonard
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 52nd district
In office
December 6, 1982 – April 16, 1990
Preceded byGerald N. Felando
Succeeded byPaul Horcher
Personal details
Born (1954-02-19) February 19, 1954
El Paso, Texas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseFaye
Children3

In 1994, Hill was convicted of taking $2,500 from an undercover FBI agent for help with legislation in what was part of the BRISPEC sting operation. The conviction resulted in a 4 year prison sentence.[1][2]

In August 2020, Hill was served a search warrant and his home in Whittier was raided in connection with a corruption probe into a failed solar project that cost the City of Industry $20 million and left taxpayers with nothing to show for.[3] Hill and three others were charged in September 2021 by Los Angeles County prosecutors as a result of the probe.[4]

References
  1. Jacobs, Paul (June 17, 1994). "Hill Convicted of Extortion in State Capitol Sting Case". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. John Howard (March 9, 2006). "Where are they now? Former state Senator Frank Hill". capitolweekly.net.
  3. "Homes, businesses raided in corruption probe related to $20 million lost on City of Industry solar project". 15 August 2020.
  4. Winton, Richard (September 3, 2021). "Bell city manager, ex-state senator, developer charged in corruption case". Los Angeles Times.


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