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'''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>

'''Ludmya Bourdeau Love''', known as '''Mia Love''' (born December 16. 1975), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for Utah's 4th congressional district. In 2012, she lost a bid for the House to the incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Jim Matheson. Two years later when Matheson stepped down, she won the seat by defeating the Democrat Doug Owens, son of former U.S. Representative Wayne Owens. In 2016, Love won a rematch against Owens.

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 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>

 

In 2012 race for Congress, Love received endorsements from such Republican leaders as [[Eric Cantor]] (the since toppled House Majority Leader), [[Paul Ryan]], the 2012 vice-presidential nominee, and Kevin McCarthy, the current House Majority Leader from [[California]]. Though she ran as an insurgent [[conservative]], Love 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.

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