FORMER U.S. REP. MIA LOVE PASSES AWAY AT 49 AFTER BATTLE WITH BRAIN CANCER

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Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, passed away on Sunday at 49 after battling brain cancer. Her family announced her death on her X account. Love had been undergoing immunotherapy at Duke University but had stopped responding to treatment.

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Love began her political career in 2003 as a city council member in Saratoga Springs, later becoming its mayor. She ran for Congress in 2012 but narrowly lost to Democrat Jim Matheson. In 2014, she won the seat, defeating Doug Owens.

During her 2018 reelection bid, Love distanced herself from then-President Trump on trade and immigration but lost to Democrat Ben McAdams by fewer than 700 votes. Trump criticized her loss, saying, “Mia Love gave me no love, and she lost.” After Congress, she became a CNN commentator and a University of Sydney fellow. Love later acknowledged Trump’s policies as beneficial despite his rhetoric.