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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