Mia Love, Trailblazing Utah Congresswoman, Dies at 49 After Cancer Battle Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died at the age of 49 after a three-year battle with brain cancer. A former City Council member, mayor, and two-term U.S. House representative, Love passed  Trailblazing  away Sunday at her home, surrounded … Continue reading Mia Love, Trailblazing Utah Congresswoman, Dies at 49 After Cancer Battle