New Delhi, March 24 -- The first Black Republican woman, who was elected to US Congress - Mia Love- has passed away at the age of 49. Mia Love's family shared the news of her death on microblogging site X. The former US Republican Representative had been battling brain cancer and had stopped responding to treatment earlier this month, her daughter Abby had previously shared.

Mia Love had been undergoing immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial at Duke University's brain tumour centre.

Mia Love, a prominent figure in Utah politics, began her journey in 2003 with a victory in the Saratoga Springs City Council election. Saratoga Springs, a rapidly growing community near Salt Lake City, became the launching pad for her career.

Mia Love's ...