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Mayor '''Mia Love''' (born 1975) is the [[Republican]] nomination for Utah's 4th congressional district and will faceoff against incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson November 2012. Love was born in Brooklyn, NY and is a graduate of the University of Hartford. In 1998, Love moved to [[Utah]]. She is married and has three children. She began in politics as a city councilwoman. She became 3rd Mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah in 2010.<ref>[http://global.christianpost.com/news/mia-love-gop-house-candidate-hopes-to-break-stereotypes-73863/ Mia Love: GOP House Candidate Hopes to Break Stereotypes, Christian Post, April 25, 2012]</ref>

'''Mia Love''' (born 1975) is the Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for Utah's 4th congressional district. IN 2014, she unseated the [[Democrat Democratic|Democrat]] Jim Matheson November 2012. Love was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], and graduated from the University of Hartford in the capital city of [[Hartford]], [[Connecticut]]. In 1998, Love moved to [[Utah]]. A [[Mormon]], she is married with three children. She began in politics as a city councilwoman. In 2010, she was elected as only the third [[mayor]] of Saratoga Springs, Utah.<ref>[http://global.christianpost.com/news/mia-love-gop-house-candidate-hopes-to-break-stereotypes-73863/ Mia Love: GOP House Candidate Hopes to Break Stereotypes, Christian Post, April 25, 2012]</ref>

{{cquote|She has received endorsements from Republican leaders such as [[Eric Cantor]], [[Paul Ryan]], and Kevin McCarthy. Should Love win a seat in the House, she will be the first African-American Republican woman to do so.}}

In her first race for Congress, Love received endorsements from such Republican leaders as [[Eric Cantor]], [[Paul Ryan]], and Kevin McCarthy. Though she ran as an insurgent [[conservative]], she is now considered part of the [[Moderate Republican]] establishment.

 

Love and [[Will Hurd]] of [[Texas]]' 23rd congressional district are the only [[African-American]] Republicans currently serving in the U.S. House.

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