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Mia Love
3rd Mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah
Assumed office
January 8, 2010
Preceded byTimothy Parker
Personal details
Born
Ludmya Bourdeau

1975
Brooklyn, New York
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJason Love
Children3
ProfessionPolitician

Ludmya "Mia" Bourdeau Love (born 1975) is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, and the Republican Party 2012 nominee in Utah's 4th congressional district. She will face six-term incumbent Democratic Representative Jim Matheson for the seat in November 2012.

Early life, education, and business career

Born Ludmya Bourdeau in Brooklyn, New York in 1975; she was largely raised in Connecticut.[1] Both of her parents immigrated from Haiti in 1973.[2] After they moved to Connecticut, her parents brought her older siblings from Haiti.[3] She graduated from the University of Hartford with a degree in Fine Arts. She worked at Sento Corp. and the Ecopass Corporation.[4] She was also a flight attendant with Continental Airlines.[5]

In 1998, Mia moved to Utah and got to know Jason Love, whom she met when he was an LDS missionary in Connecticut. Love joined the LDS Church[6] and married Jason.[7] They have three children.

Saratoga Springs City Council

Jason and Mia Love have lived in Saratoga Springs since 1997.[8]

In 2003, Love won a seat on the Saratoga Springs City Council, becoming the first female Haitian-American elected official in Utah County, Utah; she took office in January 2004.[9] After six years on the Council she was elected Mayor.[10]

Mayor of Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Springs has experienced significant growth since being incorporated in 1997. “It was as an agricultural oasis, with just two state roads and scarce infrastructure,” according to The Salt Lake Tribune, with a population of 1,000. By 2008 the population increased to 18,000. Love was part of the city council that approved a transition from the agriculture tax to municipal tax. She also worked with other city council members to cut expenses, reducing the city’s shortfall during the economic downturn from $3.5 million to $779,000. Saratoga Springs now has the highest possible bond rating for a city of its size: AA+.[11]

2012 congressional election

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012

Love is running in the 4th Congressional District, which was created after the 2010 Census.[12][13] She competed for the Republican nomination against attorney Jay Cobb and State Reps. Stephen Sandstrom of Orem and Carl Wimmer of Herriman; she won the nomination on April 21, 2012 at the 2012 Utah Republican Party Convention with over 70 percent of the vote. She will now face six-term Democrat Jim Matheson. Although Matheson's home is still in the 2nd District that he has represented since 2001, he opted to run in the 4th after his old district was made much more Republican in the redistricting process.[14] If Love wins, she will be the first black individual to represent Utah in the House.

Nationally, Love has received campaign support from Ann Romney, who is the wife of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, and Speaker of the House John Boehner.[15][16]

On August 21 Love was named as a speaker at the 2012 Republican National Convention. In August 2012, National Journal named Love one of "Ten Republicans to follow on Twitter".[17]

Political positions

Love favors "fiscal discipline, limited government, and personal responsibility."[18] She has also said that she asks herself three questions whenever she approaches an issue, "Is it affordable? Is it sustainable? Is it my job?"[19]

At her college orientation, Love’s father told her: "Mia, your mother and I never took a handout. You will not be a burden to society. You will give back," a philosophy she underscores on the trail and uses to sum up her conservative views.[20]

Love is pro-life and has been endorsed by the Susan B. Anthony List.[21] She supports domestic energy exploration, local control of education, Second Amendment rights, and state control of public lands.[22]

Love’s race has been the subject of much attention, as she is the first black woman mayor in Utah history.[23] She has said that if elected to Congress, she would “join the Congressional Black Caucus and bring all sides together to forge a bond between all Americans. She would help both sides understand what will bring all Americans together. No one should use their positions to instill fear. Hope and change should not be turned into fear and blame. Fear that everybody is going to lose everything and blaming Congress for everything instead of taking responsibility." [24]

References

  1. ^ Joseph M. Dougherty, "Saratoga Springs mayor Mia Love waiting to hear from Haitian relatives", Deseret News, Jan. 15, 2010
  2. ^ "Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love Officially Enters Congressional Race", Provo Daily Herald, Jan. 6, 2012
  3. ^ Joseph M. Dougherty, "Mayor Mia Love honors Martin Luther King Jr. in speech", Deseret News, Jan. 15, 2010
  4. ^ "Saratoga Springs official website". Retrieved 02 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Haddock, "Political Novic Lovin' it", Deseret News, Sep. 27, 2004
  6. ^ Mia Love - Wife, Mayor, Mormon. YouTube. 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2012. {{cite AV media}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)
  7. ^ John Fund (2012-4-22). "Daughter of Haitian Immigrants is GOP Congression Nominee in Utah". National Review. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Haddock, "Political Novice Livin It", Deseret News, Sep. 27, 2004
  9. ^ Sharon Haddock, "Political Novice Lovin' it", Deseret News, Sep. 27, 2004
  10. ^ Levinson, Alexis. “Aspiring first black GOP congresswoman: Don’t put me in a box”, “The Daily Caller,” January 14, 2012
  11. ^ Rolly, Paul. “Mia Love causing a GOP stir nationally”, “The Salt Lake Tribune,” November 19, 2011
  12. ^ Gehrke, Robert. “Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love to kick off campaign”, “The Salt Lake Tribune,” January 4, 2012
  13. ^ Saulny, Susan (May 22, 2012). "Black Mormons and the Politics of Identity". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  14. ^ Gehrke, Robert. "Matheson will run in newly created 4th District", "The Salt Lake Tribune," December 5, 2011
  15. ^ Canham, Matt. “Chaffetz helps Love with Washington introductions, but says he won’t endorse”, “The Salt Lake Tribune,” February 1, 2012
  16. ^ Robert Gehrke (2012-8-1). "Love getting boost from national GOP stars". The Salt Lake Tribune. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "Ten Republicans to follow on Twitter", National Journal, August 27, 2012.
  18. ^ Aspiring first black GOP congresswoman: Don’t put me in a box, Daily Caller, January 14, 2012
  19. ^ Mia Love breaks the GOP mold, LA Times, May 29, 2012
  20. ^ "Mia Love campaign website". Retrieved 02 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "Mia Love". Sba-list.org. {{cite web}}: Text "Utah's 4th District" ignored (help)
  22. ^ "Mia Love campaign website issues page". Retrieved 02 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  23. ^ Shaha, Abigail. “Saratoga Springs swears in Mia Love, Utah's first black woman mayor”, “Deseret News,” January 9, 2010
  24. ^ Romboy, Dennis. “Love would 'take apart' Congressional Black Caucus if elected in Utah's 4th District”, “Deseret News,” January 5, 2012
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