Karen Ruth Bass (/ ˈ b æ s /; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician and former physician assistant who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 and in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010, serving as speaker during her final Assembly term.

Jan 15, 2025 · HOOK, LINE AND SINKER: Karen Bass was miscast for the role of a leader in crisis. As fires erupted across Los Angeles, the first-term mayor has been hampered by instincts she honed as a...

Jan 11, 2025 · For Mayor Karen Bass, the horror show was compounded by every chief executive’s worst nightmare. She was halfway around the globe, on a trip to Ghana as part of a presidential delegation. As...

Jan 9, 2025 · Karen Ruth Bass is an American leader and social worker. She used to be a physician assistant and has been the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. She is part of the Democratic Party.

May 29, 2022 · Rep. Karen Bass, a leading candidate for L.A. mayor, released a public safety plan calling for 250 officers to move off desk duty and back onto patrols. Feb. 8, 2022

Karen Ruth Bass (born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who is the Mayor of Los Angeles. She was the U.S. Representative for California's 37th congressional district from 2013 to 2022. A Democrat, she previously represented the 33rd congressional district from 2011 to 2013.

Aug 12, 2024 · (CBM) – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made history at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this week when she became the first Black woman mayor to ever receive an Olympic flag at the closing ceremony of the two-week-long global competition.

Sep 23, 2024 · Bass actively campaigned for Prop 47 while in Congress and has criticized mass incarceration in the U.S. But she’s also acknowledged the toll that retail theft has taken on her city, launching a...

1 day ago · If the 2026 election for Los Angeles mayor were held today, Bass would lose to her 2022 challenger, real estate developer Rick Caruso by 7 points, with Caruso sitting on 43 percent and Bass with ...

Karen Ruth Bass, born on October 3, 1953, in Los Angeles, California, is a trailblazing American politician, social worker, and community organizer. She has dedicated her life to public service, addressing systemic inequities and championing underrepresented communities.