The first black female Republican in Congress, Mia Love, has passed away
24 march 2025 в 22:13
Mia Love, the first black Republican elected to Congress, passed away after battling cancer. Her family confirmed this news in a statement on March 23, 2025. Earlier in the same month, Mia had informed her supporters that she was in the final stages of her fight against cancer.
«With grateful hearts, filled with the impact Mia had on our lives, we want you to know that she peacefully passed away today», - Mia’s family said in a statement posted on her X account. «She was at home, surrounded by family. Amidst the celebration of her life and an avalanche of happy memories, Mia quietly slipped the bonds of mortality and, as her words and vision always did, soared to the heavens. We thank you for the numerous kind wishes, prayers, and condolences. We are spending time with family and will provide information on funeral services and a public celebration of her life in the coming days».
Read on to learn more about Mia’s life, career, family, and cause of death.
Mia was a Haitian-American who represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District. She held this position from 2015 to 2019. Mia was born and raised in New York, then gradually rose in politics, becoming the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, in 2010.
In addition to her public service, Mia was also invited to CNN as a political commentator.
Mia passed away at the age of 49 in March 2025.
While Mia’s family did not specify the cause of her death in their public statement, her battle with glioblastoma cancer was known to the public. Two weeks before her death, Mia wrote a letter announcing that she had stopped responding to treatment.
«My battle with brain cancer is coming to an end», - the late politician wrote, citing DesertNews. «The disease is no longer responding to treatment, and my family and I have shifted our focus from treatment to enjoying every moment and creating memories for the time we have left. My life has been extended thanks to exceptional medical care, science, and outstanding professionals who have become dear friends. My extra time in life is also a result of the faith and prayers of countless friends, known and unknown».
Mia expressed her final wish for the United States for the future: «My fervent wish and fervent prayer for you and for this nation is that America, as I knew it, will become the one you fight for, that every citizen and every leader will do their part to ensure that the America we know will become the America our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will inherit», - she wrote.
«In the end, I hope that my life will have meaning and make a difference for the country I love, and for the family and friends I adore», - Mia concluded in her letter. «I hope you will see the America I know in the years ahead, that you will hear my words in the whisper of the wind of freedom, and feel my presence in the flame of eternal principles of freedom».
Glioblastoma is a form of brain cancer that grows rapidly and can lead to death within six months if left untreated, according to the American Association of Neurosurgeons.
Yes, Mia leaves behind three children.
Mia’s husband, Jason Love, whom she met through their connection to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
«With grateful hearts, filled with the impact Mia had on our lives, we want you to know that she peacefully passed away today», - Mia’s family said in a statement posted on her X account. «She was at home, surrounded by family. Amidst the celebration of her life and an avalanche of happy memories, Mia quietly slipped the bonds of mortality and, as her words and vision always did, soared to the heavens. We thank you for the numerous kind wishes, prayers, and condolences. We are spending time with family and will provide information on funeral services and a public celebration of her life in the coming days».
Read on to learn more about Mia’s life, career, family, and cause of death.
Mia was a Haitian-American who represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District. She held this position from 2015 to 2019. Mia was born and raised in New York, then gradually rose in politics, becoming the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, in 2010.
In addition to her public service, Mia was also invited to CNN as a political commentator.
Mia passed away at the age of 49 in March 2025.
While Mia’s family did not specify the cause of her death in their public statement, her battle with glioblastoma cancer was known to the public. Two weeks before her death, Mia wrote a letter announcing that she had stopped responding to treatment.
«My battle with brain cancer is coming to an end», - the late politician wrote, citing DesertNews. «The disease is no longer responding to treatment, and my family and I have shifted our focus from treatment to enjoying every moment and creating memories for the time we have left. My life has been extended thanks to exceptional medical care, science, and outstanding professionals who have become dear friends. My extra time in life is also a result of the faith and prayers of countless friends, known and unknown».
Mia expressed her final wish for the United States for the future: «My fervent wish and fervent prayer for you and for this nation is that America, as I knew it, will become the one you fight for, that every citizen and every leader will do their part to ensure that the America we know will become the America our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will inherit», - she wrote.
«In the end, I hope that my life will have meaning and make a difference for the country I love, and for the family and friends I adore», - Mia concluded in her letter. «I hope you will see the America I know in the years ahead, that you will hear my words in the whisper of the wind of freedom, and feel my presence in the flame of eternal principles of freedom».
Glioblastoma is a form of brain cancer that grows rapidly and can lead to death within six months if left untreated, according to the American Association of Neurosurgeons.
Yes, Mia leaves behind three children.
Mia’s husband, Jason Love, whom she met through their connection to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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