1st Black Republican congresswoman, Mia Love dies at 49

By Beril Canakci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to US Congress, died at 49 after battling glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, CNN reported Sunday.

Her family announced her passing on X Sunday, saying she died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones.

Love represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox praised Love as a "trailblazer and visionary leader."

In May, Love shared her diagnosis on CNN, discussing her hopeful outlook and the role of her faith and immunotherapy treatment.