Ludmya Bourdeau (Mia) Love

Congresswoman Mia Love represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019 (114th-115th Congresses). She was the first African American elected to Congress from Utah and the first African American woman elected to Congress as a Republican. Before coming to Congress, Love served as the community spokesperson in Saratoga Springs and on the Saratoga Springs City Council. In Congress, Love served on the House Financial Services Committee where she was a member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance, the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, and the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. From her position on Financial Services, Love pushed a bill that raised the lending limit for small banks; the proposal passed as part of a broader Senate bill that removed specific financial regulations. Love also served on the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives under the auspices of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Love graduated from the University of Hartford with a bachelor of fine arts degree.