| − | '''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. | + | '''Ludmya Bourdeau Love''', known as '''Mia Love''' (born December 6. 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. |
| | 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> | | 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> |