Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — 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. Love’s family posted news of her death on Love’s X account. Republican Mia Love celebrates with her father, Jean Maxime Bourdeau, after winning the race for Utah’s 4th Congressional District during election night in Salt Lake City, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) 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. Love died at her home in Saratoga Springs, Utah, according to a statement posted by the family. “With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we want you to know that she passed away peacefully,” her family said. “We are thankful for the many good wishes, prayers and condolences.” AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports in the death of a former lawmaker from Utah. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox referred to Love as a “true friend” and said in a...