Karen Bass

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Karen Bass is an American politician and former U.S. Representative who became the first woman elected as mayor of Los Angeles.

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instanceOf former member of the United States House of Representatives
human
mayor
politician
advocacyFocus child welfare
criminal justice reform
foster care system
healthcare access
racial justice
birthName Karen Ruth Bass
caucusMembership Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Progressive Caucus
chairpersonOf Congressional Black Caucus
committeeMembership United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1953-10-03
educatedAt California State University, Dominguez Hills
University of Southern California
electedIn 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election
ethnicGroup African Americans
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Bass
fieldOfStudy health sciences
social work
givenName Karen
hasChild Emilia Bass-Lechuga
isMayorOf Los Angeles
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
notableAchievement first African American woman to serve as Speaker of the California State Assembly
first woman elected mayor of Los Angeles
notableFor community organizing in South Los Angeles
leadership in response to the 1992 Los Angeles unrest
occupation politician
social worker
officeContested Mayor of Los Angeles
placeOfBirth Los Angeles
positionHeld Mayor of Los Angeles
Member of the California State Assembly
Member of the United States House of Representatives
Speaker of the California State Assembly
precededBy Eric Garcetti
religion Christianity
represented California's 33rd State Assembly district
California's 37th congressional district
residence Los Angeles
servedIn California State Assembly
United States House of Representatives
sexOrGender female
workLocation Los Angeles

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