Love, Mia, 1975-
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Ludmya "Mia" Love (née Bourdeau; December 6, 1975) is an American political commentator and politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Utah's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A Haitian American, Love was the first black person elected to Congress from Utah and the first black woman elected as a Republican.
Love was born Ludmya Bourdeau in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. When Love was five, her family moved from Brooklyn to Norwalk, Connecticut. Love attended Norwalk High School there before attending he University of Hartford Hartt School where she graduated with a degree in musical theatre. After college, she worked at Sento Corporation and the Echopass Corporation. She was also a flight attendant with Continental Airlines.
In 2003 Love won a seat on the City Council of Saratoga Springs, Utah. She was the first female Haitian-American elected official in Utah County and took office in January 2004. After six years on the council, Love was elected mayor of the city. In 2012, Love ran for Congress in Utah's 4th congressional district, narrowly losing to Jim Matheson. Two years later, Love ran for the seat again, narrowly prevailing. In 2016, Love was reelected by a twelve point margin only to narrowly lose in 2018. After leaving Congress, Love became a contributor at CNN. She also served as a non-residential senior fellow to The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. In the fall of 2020, Love was appointed a fellow of the institute of politics and public service at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.
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