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ABC News reports:
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday. She was 49. She had undergone recent treatment for brain cancer and received immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial at Duke University’s brain tumor center. Her daughter said earlier this month that the former lawmaker was no longer responding to treatment.
While seeking a third term in 2018, Love tried to separate herself Trump on trade and immigration while still backing her party’s positions on tax cuts. Despite Republican voters outnumbering Democrats by a nearly three-to-one margin in her district, though, she lost by fewer than 700 votes.
Trump called out Love by name in a news conference the morning after she lost, where he also bashed other Republicans who didn’t fully embrace him. “Mia Love gave me no love, and she lost,” Trump said. “Too bad. Sorry about that, Mia.”
Read the full article. Despite his frequent attacks on her, Love supported Trump in the 2024 election. While in Congress, she advocated against abortion rights and Obamacare and called for slashing food stamps and funding for school lunches. She was also adamantly against same-sex marriage.
Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, who served from 2015 to 2019, died on Sunday at her home in Utah. She was 49.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM