Mia Love to CNN Hosts: I Wasn’t Elected Because of My Race or Gender

BERMAN Proud because they ░░░░░░░░ history You are the ░░░░░░░░ black Republican woman to ░░░░░░░░ elected to the House ░░░░░░░░ Representatives So two questions ░░░░░░░░ took so long And ░░░░░░░░ do you think needs ░░░░░░░░ happen What do you ░░░░░░░░ needs to happen for ░░░░░░░░ perhaps minorities to be ░░░░░░░░ by the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ think what we need ░░░░░░░░ mention here is this ░░░░░░░░ nothing do with race ░░░░░░░░ that Utahans have made ░░░░░░░░ statement that they re ░░░░░░░░ interested in dividing Americans ░░░░░░░░ on race or gender ░░░░░░░░ they want to make ░░░░░░░░ that they are electing ░░░░░░░░ who are honest and ░░░░░░░░ are who have integrity ░░░░░░░░ could be able to ░░░░░░░░ out and actually make ░░░░░░░░ that we represent the ░░░░░░░░ that they hold dear ░░░░░░░░ that s really what ░░░░░░░░ history here It s ░░░░░░░░ race gender had nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with it Principles ░░░░░░░░ everything to do with ░░░░░░░░ and Utah values had ░░░░░░░░ to do with it ░░░░░░░░ so that s the ░░░░░░░░ that we made here ░░░░░░░░ I want to challenge ░░░░░░░░ on one point though ░░░░░░░░ there will be those ░░░░░░░░ will say not so ░░░░░░░░ dividing on the basis ░░░░░░░░ race but just making ░░░░░░░░ that everybody has a ░░░░░░░░ at the table a ░░░░░░░░ shot at getting a ░░░░░░░░ at the table LOVE ░░░░░░░░ you have to understand ░░░░░░░░ Saratoga Springs there are ░░░░░░░░ few black members black ░░░░░░░░ there I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ because of the color ░░░░░░░░ my skin I wasn ░░░░░░░░ elected because of my ░░░░░░░░ I was elected because ░░░░░░░░ the solutions that I ░░░░░░░░ at the table because ░░░░░░░░ promised I would run ░░░░░░░░ positive issues oriented campaign ░░░░░░░░ that s what resonated ░░░░░░░░ is tired of the ░░░░░░░░ They re tired of ░░░░░░░░ not getting anything done ░░░░░░░░ hear a lot of ░░░░░░░░ right now about Congress ░░░░░░░░ wanting to work with ░░░░░░░░ president the president not ░░░░░░░░ to work with Congress ░░░░░░░░ few people are talking ░░░░░░░░ working with the American ░░░░░░░░ The House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ a branch of government ░░░░░░░░ s closest to people ░░░░░░░░ that s who I ░░░░░░░░ I am a person ░░░░░░░░ the people and so ░░░░░░░░ job is to make ░░░░░░░░ I m representing them ░░░░░░░░ every turn I was ░░░░░░░░ because of the solutions ░░░░░░░░ I put at the ░░░░░░░░ because I promised I ░░░░░░░░ run a positive issues ░░░░░░░░ campaign and that s ░░░░░░░░ resonated.”