Black Conservative Wins Utah Nomination

[Janice]

Black Conservative Mia Love Wins Utah GOP's 4th Congressional District Nomination

Black Mormon Conservative Mia Love won the GOP's 4th Congressional District nomination at the Republican convention today.

Mia Love pulled a major upset, winning the Republican Party nomination in Utah’s 4th Congressional District, advancing to face U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson in November. Love won 70.4 percent of the vote from the delegates while former state lawmaker Carl Wimmer captured 29.6 percent.

From the Love4Utah website: In November 2011, Mia Love filed to run for Utah’s newly formed 4th Congressional District based on her demonstrated leadership on conservative principles. She credits her parents with providing the foundation for her ideals. After many years of living in the unstable, regime-torn socialist island country of Haiti, her parents immigrated legally to the United States with $10 in their pockets in hopes of achieving the American Dream. Mia was born in Brooklyn, New York and eventually moved to Connecticut. Mia recalls both parents working hard to earn a living, her father at times taking on second jobs cleaning toilets to pay for school for their three children.

On the day of Mia’s college orientation, her father said something to her that would become the ethos for her life:

“Mia, your mother and I never took a handout. You will not be a burden to society. You will give back.”

Mia graduated from the University of Hartford with a degree in fine arts. She found faith. Then she found Jason. And then she found herself in Utah ready to give back. Mia served two terms on the city council of Saratoga Springs, one of Utah’s fastest growing cities. As City Councilwoman and eventually Mayor, Mia led the city through a period of 1700% population growth in a decade. Under her leadership, the city was able to successfully navigate the drastic transition from agricultural fields to a booming residential community. When the citizen growth necessitated fire and police services, Mia fought to make sure the city’s first ever residential tax implementation would only pay for those essential services, and she structured it in such a way that the tax decreased as a percentage of property value.

Go Mia, Go!

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What a great American story!

In other news we read that: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Says He Supports President 0bama

[Generation Why?]

A combination I never thought I would see.

[NJCardFan]

A combination I never thought I would see.

A black conservative? Why, because like all liberals you believe blacks should remain on the Democrat plantation? Sucks to be you doesn't it.

[Eupher]

A black conservative? Why, because like all liberals you believe blacks should remain on the Democrat plantation? Sucks to be you doesn't it.

Just guessing here (but it's an educated guess as I lived in Utah for more than 4 years); it's a little unusual to find black Mormons - especially black Mormon females in political office, or aspiring for political office.

The LDS church is a very patriarchal culture/society and women, while not completely subjugated, are not generally seen in politics. Black women are an even bigger exception, and black Mormon women, the biggest exception.

[Generation Why?]

A black conservative? Why, because like all liberals you believe blacks should remain on the Democrat plantation? Sucks to be you doesn't it.

I thought we wnt over this: I am a Libertarian. Also known as Fiscal Conservative and Center-Left Social. But that is neither here nor there.

Eupher hit it right on the head.

[Starbuck]

According to polls she has a very good chance of winning, too. Something like 42% - 45% favor of the incumbent, but that was before she wiped out everyone in the primary.