First Black Female Republican Joins US Congress

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE
Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY — Mia Love of Utah has become the first black female Republican in Congress.

Love, the 39-year-old former mayor of Saratoga Springs, was sworn in Tuesday along with 57 other freshmen in the U.S. House.

Her history-making election in November in Utah’s 4th District drew national attention and helped secure Love’s status as a standout of the incoming GOP lawmakers.

She is part of a small group of black Republicans in the new Congress.

Love is also becoming a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.