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.