Mia Love to skip GOP convention

By Al Weaver

Published June 25, 2016 8:36pm ET

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Mia Love to skip GOP convention — The Utah Republican is facing a tough re-election bid. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

Utah Rep. Mia Love is set to join the ranks of Republicans who will be staying away from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next month, according to a report.

Instead, the freshman House representative will travel with a congressional delegation to Israel with other lawmakers and campaign for her re-election. In the process, she will give up her spot as a delegate and become the first of the 40-person delegation to back out.

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