[5][6] Before the polls opened, Hill's former boss Ted Adams, whom she defeated in the primary, claimed that he fired her from her previous job as assistant principal of Cheyenne junior high school and that she was unfit for the position.

[7] in late 2012, the Republican-controlled legislature released a scathing report stating that Hill and her office failed to carry out actions outlined in the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act.

[1][10] The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled in March 2014 that the law was unconstitutional, and Hill returned to running the education department in April.

[2][11] When she returned to office, many Wyoming Department of Education employees resigned from their positions and were speaking to legislative investigators about Hill's tenure.

[12] In July 2014, the legislature released another critical report on Hill, stating that she failed to follow legislative budget directives and intentionally violated the law by having permanent employees certify that she could fire them.