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First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress Dies at 49

First Black GOP
Woman Elected
to Congress
Dead at 49

Mar 24, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

First Black GOP Woman Elected to Congress Dead at 49

Mia Love had brain cancer

(Newser) - Former US Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday, the AP reports. She was 49. Love's family posted news of her death on Love's X account. She had undergone recent treatment for brain...

Mia Love Is Dying, Has Last Message for America

Former Rep
Is Dying, Has
Last Message
for America

Former Rep Is Dying, Has Last Message for America

Mia Love says the America she knows 'is grounded in the gritty determination found in patriots'

(Newser) - Mia Love, who became the first Black Republican woman in Congress when she was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014 , is dying, and she has taken to one of the newspapers from her home state of Utah to share an open letter with the country. Love, who was...

Democrats Flip
Another House Seat

Nov 20, 2018 6:57 PM CST

Democrats Flip Another House Seat

McAdams beats Rep. Mia Love in Utah

(Newser) - Democrat Ben McAdams has flipped a US House seat in deep-red Utah, defeating incumbent Republican US Rep. Mia Love by fewer than 700 votes in a race that took two weeks to settle, the AP reports. McAdams defeated Love by a margin barely over what would have been needed to...

Congress
May Have
Won Some
New Stars

Nov 5, 2014 4:39 PM CST

Congress May Have Won Some New Stars

Some fresh faces, blood headed to Capitol Hill

(Newser) - More than one vaunted member of Congress had his hat handed to him and his seat swiped last night. But as they get ready to pack it in, some interesting potential stars are heading for Capitol Hill. A look at a few, via the Christian Science Monitor :

Seth Moulton, D-Mass.

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Last Night
Saw a Bush
Family First

midterm elections

Nov 5, 2014 8:47 AM CST

Last Night Saw a Bush Family First

George P. Bush is first in family to win his first election

(Newser) - For the first time ever, a member of the Bush family won his very first election . George P. Bush, Jeb Bush's son , was elected land commissioner in Texas last night, CBS Houston reports. "I could not be prouder of George. He ran a great campaign, built his own...

Women Favor
Obama By 18 Points

Poll Numbers

Oct 2, 2012 8:57 AM CDT

Women Favor Obama By 18 Points

Quinnipiac gives president a small lead overall

(Newser) - President Obama still holds a small lead over Mitt Romney, and it's thanks entirely to his popularity with women and minorities, according to a new Quinnipiac poll . The poll has Obama ahead 49% to 45% overall, but his support among women is especially strong at 56% to 38%, and...

Police Investigate
Racist Package
Sent to Mia Love

Sep 27, 2012 2:18 PM CDT

Police Investigate Racist Package Sent to Mia Love

Mailing to GOP mayor had images of KKK, dead fetuses

(Newser) - Police are investigating after someone anonymously sent racist pictures and other materials to Mia Love, Republican mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, reports the Deseret News . The package was described as "disturbing" and "pretty creepy," and reportedly included fliers, images of a hooded KKK character, and aborted fetuses....