Karen Bass

Mayor of Los Angeles since 2022 (born 1953)

Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician, social worker, and the mayor-elect of Los Angeles, the first woman elected to the office. She has been serving as the U.S. representative for California's 37th congressional district since 2011. The district, numbered as the 33rd district for her first term, covers several areas south and west of downtown Los Angeles. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served for six years in the California State Assembly, the last two as speaker. Bass won the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election to become the first woman and second black mayor of Los Angeles.

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Karen Bass was born on Saturday, 3 October 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Her full name at birth was Karen Ruth Bass. She is best known as a politician. Bass' country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Karen attended high school at Alexander Hamilton High School. For university, she studied at California State University, Dominguez Hills (BS). Politically, she is affiliated with the Democratic Party (USA). She has light brown eyes and light brown hair (color). Karen Bass is 71 years old and her zodiac star sign is Libra.

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Full name at birth	Karen Ruth Bass	edit
Claim to fame	serving as the U.S. representative for California's 37th congressional district since 2011, and for winning the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election to become the first woman and second black mayor of Los Angeles	edit
Date of birth	3 October 1953	edit
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, USA	edit
Age	71
Occupation	Politician, social worker, physician assistant, activist	edit
Occupation category	Politician	edit
Nationality	American	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	height
Build	Average	edit
Hair color	Brown - Light	edit
Eye color	Brown - Light	edit
Gender	Female	edit
Ethnicity	Multiracial	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	religion
Zodiac sign	Libra
Distinctive feature	distinctive feature
Pets	pets

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High school	Alexander Hamilton High School	edit
University	California State University, Dominguez Hills (BS) University of Southern California (MSW)	edit
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	Democratic Party (USA)	edit

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Karen Bass is known for her role in the TV mini series John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA (2024) as Self - Los Angeles Mayor.

She is also known for her role in the TV series Symone (2022) as Self.

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