Behold, the 21 Inspiring Black Women of Congress

Congresswoman Ludmya Love, who goes by Mia, currently represents Utah's fourth congressional district. She assumed office in 2015 and was previously the mayor of Saratoga Springs for four years starting in 2010. She is 41 years old and the only black Republican woman currently in Congress.

Love was born in Brooklyn to Haitian parents. When she was elected to Congress, she achieved many firsts. She is Utah's first black congressperson and the nation's first-ever black female Republican and Haitian American elected to Congress. Despite her chosen political party, Love said she did not vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.