Karen Bass

Karen Bass is the 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles, having assumed office on December 12, 2022. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 and as Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2008 to 2010, where she was the first African American woman to lead a state legislative body in the United States. She is best known for her work on homelessness initiatives, child welfare reform, and community organizing in South Los Angeles.