Mia Love: Could a black Mormon become the GOP's next big star?
Mia Love is a woman who is comfortable going against the grain. The young, black, Mormon convert made history when she was elected Utah's first female African-American mayor.
Now, in a major upset she's the GOP nominee for the states newly created 4th Congressional District. The 37-year-old will face six-term incumbent Democratic Rep., Jim Matheson, for the seat in November.
If she wins, she will be the first African-American female Republican ever elected to Congress, as well as the first black representative for Utah in Congress, which is no mean feat.
Her political career began when she was elected to the city council in the small town of Saratoga Springs, Utah, in 2004. She became mayor six years later. In January, Love kicked off her run for Congress at an elementary school, with a statement outlining her conservative principles.
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Mia Love is a woman who is comfortable going against the grain. The young, black, Mormon convert made history when she was elected Utah's first female African-American mayor.
Now, in a major upset she's the GOP nominee for the states newly created 4th Congressional District. The 37-year-old will face six-term incumbent Democratic Rep., Jim Matheson, for the seat in November.
If she wins, she will be the first African-American female Republican ever elected to Congress, as well as the first black representative for Utah in Congress, which is no mean feat.
Her political career began when she was elected to the city council in the small town of Saratoga Springs, Utah, in 2004. She became mayor six years later. In January, Love kicked off her run for Congress at an elementary school, with a statement outlining her conservative principles.
read more:
http://www.thegrio.com/politics/mia-love-black-mormon-could-be-the-next-big-gop-star.php
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