Salt Lake City – The former American representative Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first black Republican woman chosen for Congress, died on Sunday.
She was 49 years old.
Love’s family posted news of his death on Love X account.
He had undergone recent treatment for brain cancer and received immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial at the Brain Tumors Center of the University of Duke. His daughter said earlier this month that the former legislator no longer responded to treatment.
Love died at home in Saratoga Springs, Utah, according to a statement published by the family.
“With grateful hearts full of overflowing the deep influence of mine in our lives, we want you to know that he died peacefully,” said his family. “We are grateful for the many good wishes, prayers and condolences.”
Utah Spencer Cox governor referred to love as a “true friend.”
“Her service legacy inspired everyone who knew her,” Cox said in a statement. “We pray for your family and cry with them.”
Love entered politics in 2003 after winning a seat at the City of Saratoga Springs, a growing community about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City. He later became the mayor of the city.
In 2012, Love lost an offer for the Chamber against the Democratic head, former representative Jim Matheson, in a district that covers a series of Salt Lake City suburbs.
He ran again two years later and defeated the candidate for the first time Doug Owens for about 7,500 votes.
Love did not emphasize his race during his campaigns, but acknowledged the importance of his choice after his 2014 victory. She said her victory challenged the detractors who had suggested that a black, republican and mormon woman could not win a seat in Congress in Ortah overwhelmingly white.
It was briefly considered a rising star within the Republican Party and maintained its distance from Donald Trump, who was unpopular with many Utah voters, while he ran for President before the 2016 elections.
In 2016, in the face of re -election and after the launch of a 2005 recording in which Trump made lascivious comments on women, Love jumped the Republican National Convention and issued a statement saying definitely that he would not vote for Trump. Instead, he supported the senator of Texas Ted Cruz in the Republican race, but he retired months later.
While looking for a third mandate in 2018, Love tried to separate from Trump in trade and immigration while supporting his party’s positions in tax cuts. However, despite the fact that Republican voters surpassed the Democrats in number by a margin of almost three to one in their district, he lost for less than 700 votes before the former mayor of Salt Lake City, Ben Mcadams, Democrat.
Trump called love for his name at a press conference morning after she lost, where she also hit other Republicans who did not hug him completely.
“Mia Love didn’t give me love, and she lost,” Trump said. “Too bad. I’m sorry for that, mine.”
After his loss, Love served as a political commentator in CNN and as a member of the University of Sydney.
After Trump’s elections in November, Love said he was “well with the result.”
“Yes, Trump says many inconsiderate things that are unfortunate and impossible to defend. However, their policies have a high probability of benefiting all Americans,” Love wrote in a publication on social networks.
