Even her name is media friendly. Mia Love instantly became the darling of the Republican Party on Wednesday, after being elected as its first black female member of Congress - and she is a Mormon to boot. She has also rapidly drawn comparisons with Barack Obama, not least since she wowed her party’s 2012 national convention with a tale of rags-to-political-riches, much like the young Senator Obama did in 2004.
‘Many of the naysayers out there said that Utah would never elect a black Republican LDS woman to Congress,’ she said at her victory rally, referring to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons.
‘Not only did we do it, we were the first to do it,’ said the 38-year-old, who was previously mayor of Saratoga Springs, a city 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.
‘Many of the naysayers out there said that Utah would never elect a black Republican LDS woman to Congress,’ she said at her victory rally, referring to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons.
‘Not only did we do it, we were the first to do it,’ said the 38-year-old, who was previously mayor of Saratoga Springs, a city 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.