Lamayor Karen Bass Speaks at Forum as Mayoral Election Near
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“NITHYARAMAN SPEAKS ATFORUM AS LAMAYORAL ELECTION NEAR”
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Karen Bass was the 1st Black woman to lead a U.S. state legislature!
As Speaker of the California State Assembly (2008–2012), Bass made history before becoming a U.S. Congresswoman — and then LA's second-ever female mayor, elected in 2022.
Karen Bass was a physician assistant before entering politics!
Before becoming LA's first Black woman mayor, Bass worked as a PA & founded a community nonprofit. Explore her full career at Wikipedia
The 2022 LA mayor's race cost ~$100M — a U.S. city record.
Rick Caruso spent ~$104M of his own money trying to defeat Karen Bass in 2022, making it the costliest mayoral race in U.S. history. Bass won spending roughly $14M — less than 15% of Caruso's total.
