Ludmya "Mia" Love (née Bourdeau; December 6, 1975) is an American political commentator and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2019.

In 2012, she ran for Congress in Utah's 4th congressional district, losing narrowly to incumbent Democratic Party U.S. Representative Jim Matheson.

After losing re-election in 2018 in an upset to Democrat Ben McAdams by 694 votes,[3] Love was hired by CNN as a political commentator in 2019.

[5][7] Her father had been threatened by the Tonton Macoute, the secret police in Haiti, and her parents traveled to the United States on a tourist visa.

[8] Love began to be active in civic affairs when she served as the community spokesperson in Saratoga Springs, Utah, in an effort to persuade the developer of her neighborhood to spray against flies.

[17] After six years on the council, Love was elected mayor of Saratoga Springs, defeating opponent Jeff Francom by a margin of 861–594.

[15] During her term, Love led the city in dealing with natural disasters, including a wildfire, followed shortly afterward by a severe mudslide.

[24] When speaking to the 2012 Republican National Convention on August 28, 2012, she discussed lessons learned from her parents, immigrants from Haiti who fled political repression.

Forbes investigated a claim in an article that month in Mother Jones that no law existed in 1976 that would have allowed Love's parents to become citizens of the United States after her birth.

[6][5][28] In an October 2012 interview, her father said that Mia's birth as a U.S. citizen was key to him and his wife gaining permanent legal status and ultimately citizenship.

[26][40] Reacting to her victory, Love took a shot at the media's perceived obsession with identity politics, joking to her supporters: "Many of the naysayers out there said that Utah would never elect a black, Republican, LDS woman to Congress.

In June 2018, CNN stated that the race was considered "consequential to both parties" because Love had "stood up to [President Donald Trump] on immigration" and "because national Democrats [saw] McAdams as one of their best chances to gain a foothold on red turf.

"[45] For several months prior to the election, the match had been rated as a tossup by FiveThirtyEight,[46] RealClearPolitics,[47] and the Cook Political Report[48] Two polls performed in October showed McAdams and Love tied, with either 45% or 46% support each, and remaining respondents undecided.

[46] For two weeks after the election, the race was too close to call but McAdams was declared the winner on November 20, 2018, defeating Love by 694 votes.

"As the only female Republican member of the Congressional Black Caucus, I have the opportunity every day to work across the aisle on issues that are divisive but important," she said.

"My faith and my belief in the humanity of every one of God's children helps me to work with my Congressional Black Caucus colleagues on important issues like criminal justice reform.

Bill HR3791, which was approved in a 247–171 vote, raised limits on how large community banks can grow; Love asserted that the move would make more credit available.

Passed by the U.S. House in February 2018, the bill would prevent members of Congress from settling sexual harassment claims with taxpayer money.

She also was the co-leader with Pramila Jayapal of an effort to keep in place rules that allowed accompanying spouses of H-4 Visa holders to have work authorization while in the United States.

[76] In June 2021, Love joined the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University as the national outreach director.

[77] In August 2021, Love joined a rotating group of conservative guest hosts on the ABC daytime talk show The View for its 25th season, replacing the seat of Meghan McCain.

[78] In January 2023, Love published a memoir titled, Qualified: Finding Your Voice, Leading with Character, and Empowering Others, through Hachette Book Group.

"[31][83] Love proposed a blueprint that would cut federal spending by $750 billion, with a focus on cutting entitlements like free school lunch, special education funding, subsidized school loans, funds aimed at preventing homelessness, healthcare subsidies, Medicaid spending, and food assistance.

"[85] A journalist for libertarian-leaning magazine Reason described her as a "Trojan horse libertarian" due to her stance on homeschooling, federal control of land, and other issues.

[84][better source needed] Love supported the March 2015 budget, which required an increase in federal employee contributions to their retirement funds.

[83] Love supports cutting the Earned Income Tax Credit in half and privatizing the air traffic control system.

[91] Love favored repealing the Affordable Care Act, reducing federal subsidies towards healthcare, and putting caps on Medicaid spending.

[94] According to political polling and reporting website FiveThirtyEight, Love's votes aligned with Trump's positions around 96% of the time during the 115th Congress.

[95] In early 2018, Love joined other Utah political leaders in expressing opposition to President Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum.

[101] In February 2022, Love was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor and doctors predicted she had ten to fifteen months to live.