Mia Love
Mia Love | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Matheson |
| Succeeded by | Ben McAdams |
| Mayor of Saratoga Springs | |
| In office January 8, 2010 – January 8, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Timothy Parker |
| Succeeded by | Jim Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ludmya Bourdeau December 6, 1975 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jason Love |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Hartford (BFA) |
Ludmya "Mia" Love (née Bourdeau; born December 6, 1975) is an American politician. She was the U.S. Representative for Utah's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2019.
Love was the first black female Republican elected to Congress[1][2] and the first black American elected to Congress from Utah.[3]
In February 2022, Love was diagnosed with brain cancer, which was described as terminal. She had surgery, which removed 95% of the tumor and she began having an immunotherapy clinical trial.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Will, George (September 24, 2012). "Utah's Mia Love Battles Stereotypes". Newsmax.com. Newsmax Media. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04.
- ↑ "Rising GOP star Mia Love glides into the spotlight at convention". Fox News. August 28, 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05.
- ↑ "2014: Not a Landmark Year for Women, Despite Some Notable Firsts" (PDF), CAWP Election Watch (Press Release), The Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, November 21, 2014, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-24
- ↑ Richardson, Holly (20 August 2023). "Former Utah Congresswoman Mia Love details cancer diagnosis in speech to young Latter-day Saints". Deseret News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
Other websites
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Media related to Mia Love at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Mia Love at Wikiquote
- Mia Love Haitian Embassy, Pearls of Excellence Exhibit
- Official U.S. House website Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Mia Love for Congress Archived 2015-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Mia Love's Positions on the Issues
- Love Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
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