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 11, 2025 · Karen Bass is a politician, social worker, and former physician assistant who currently serves as the 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles. She became the first woman and...

6 days ago · More on the Southern California Wildfires. L.A. Mayor’s Leadership Test: Mayor Karen Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires.

Jan 10, 2025 · Speaking at a contentious news conference, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took questions about her response to L.A.'s devastating wildfires.

Aug 14, 2022 · During her second term, Bass was appointed majority floor leader; and in 2008, during her third term, she was elected the sixty-seventh speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the first African American woman to serve as speaker of any state legislature.

2 days ago · More on the Southern California Wildfires L.A. Mayor’s Leadership Test : Mayor Karen Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires.

Jan 9, 2025 · Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, left, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and Gov. Gavin Newsom tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades on Jan. 8, 2025, destroyed by the Palisades fire. The...

Jan 8, 2025 · Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing backlash for being abroad in Ghana during a devastating wildfire crisis in Southern California. The ongoing wildfires have caused at least two fatalities,...

Nov 2, 2024 · It’s been nearly two years since Karen Bass was sworn in as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles. As her first act in office in 2022, Bass declared a state of emergency on homelessness, and 21,000 Angelenos were moved off the street in her first year.

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.