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On the recordMarch 24, 2025
the State of Utah, last night, lost a dedicated public servant, a loving mother, and a trailblazing leader, as well as a friend to many: Mia Love returned home to her Heavenly Father at the age of 49 after a courageous battle with glioblastoma, leaving behind a legacy of faith, service, and an unshakable belief in the American dream. Mia was a woman of many firsts. She was the first Haitian American elected to Congress. She was also the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress; a first generation American whose parents immigrated to this country with just $10 in their pockets but with the firm belief that America was and still is a land of opportunity. She was never one to follow a script, at least not one written by someone else. Mia spoke her mind and never allowed others to define her. Mia knew that this country wasn't defined by where you start but by the opportunities you seize and the work you put in. Her parents Marie and Jean Maxime Bourdeau fled the brutal dictatorship of Francois Duvalier and came to the United States in search of freedom. Born in Brooklyn on December 6, 1975, Mia grew up watching her parents' sacrifices and learning the value of hard work: [T]he America I came to know growing up was filled with all the excitement found in living the American dream, she once wrote.…
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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Mar 24, 2025

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