Karen Bass

Extracted Attributes

• Name

  Karen Bass

• Award

  John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award

• Gender

  Female

• Spouse

  Jesus Lechuga (m. 1980; div. 1986)

• Children

  5 (including 4 stepchildren)

• Education

  University of Southern California (Master of Social Work)

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date of Birth

  1953-10-03

• Place of Birth

  Los Angeles, California, U.S.

• Political Party

  Democratic Party

• Prior Occupation

  Community Organizer

Timeline

• Born in Los Angeles, California. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata, DBPedia, web_search_results)

  1953-10-03

• Married Jesus Lechuga. (Source: web_search_results)

  1980

• Graduated from the USC Keck School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program. (Source: web_search_results)

  1982

• Divorced Jesus Lechuga. (Source: web_search_results)

  1986

• Graduated from California State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences. (Source: web_search_results)

  1990

• Co-founded the Community Coalition. (Source: web_search_results)

  1990

• Began serving as a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 47th district. (Source: Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  2004-12-06

• Elected as the 67th Speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the first African-American woman in U.S. history to hold this position in a state legislative body. (Source: summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, web_search_results)

  2008

• Concluded her term in the California State Assembly. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2010-11-30

• Received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for her leadership during the Great Recession. (Source: summary, DBPedia, web_search_results)

  2010

• Began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, initially representing California's 33rd congressional district. (Source: summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, web_search_results)

  2011

• Redistricting moved her to represent California's 37th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2012

• Earned a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. (Source: web_search_results)

  2015

• Elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus for the 116th Congress. (Source: DBPedia, web_search_results)

  2018-11-28

• Concluded her service in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Source: summary, Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  2022

• Elected as the 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles, becoming the first woman and second African American to hold this office. (Source: summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, web_search_results)

  2022

• Assumed office as Mayor of Los Angeles. (Source: web_search_results)

  2022-12-12

Karen Bass

Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician 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. After attending San Diego State University and California State University, Dominguez Hills, Bass worked as a physician assistant and community organizer, before being elected to represent California's 47th State Assembly district in 2004. In 2008, she was elected to serve as the 67th speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the first African-American woman in United States history to serve as a speaker of a state legislative body. Bass was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. She represented California's 33rd congressional district during her first term; redistribution of districts moved her to 37th district in 2012. She chaired the Congressional Black Caucus during the 116th Congress. After winning the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election, Bass became the first woman to serve as mayor of Los Angeles.

Web Search Results

• Karen Bass - Wikipedia

  Karen Ruth Bass (/ˈbæs/; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party "Democratic Party (United States)"), 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. [...] | Member of the California State Assembly from the 47th district | | | In office December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010 | | | Preceded by | Herb Wesson | | Succeeded by | Holly Mitchell | | | | | Personal details | | | Born | Karen Ruth Bass (1953-10-03) October 3, 1953 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | | Political party | Democratic "Democratic Party (United States)") | | Spouse | Jesus Lechuga ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 1986)​ | | Children | 5, including 4 stepchildren | [...] After attending San Diego State University and California State University, Dominguez Hills, Bass worked as a physician assistant and community organizer, before being elected to represent California's 47th State Assembly district in 2004. In 2008, she was elected to serve as the 67th speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the first African-American woman in United States history to serve as a speaker of a state legislative body.

• Karen Bass, BA, PA - Physician Assistant History Society®

  Karen Bass is the first physician assistant to be elected to the US House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2010 and served six terms in office, concluding in 2022. She was the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2019 until 2021. She is also the first woman to be elected mayor of Los Angeles, California, and the second African American to hold this office (2022). [...] Bass is a native of Los Angeles. She attended Hamilton High School and Cal State Dominguez Hills with a BA in Health Sciences. As a child, Bass became interested in community activism observing and participating in the Civil Rights Movement with her father, a mail carrier. It was during this time that she decided to devote her life to effecting social change in her community. [...] She is a 1982 graduate and former faculty member of the USC Keck School of Medicine Primary Care PA Program. In addition to her teaching role, Bass was director of the school’s Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) designed to increase the number of individuals from educationally or economically disadvantaged backgrounds that enter health and allied health professions programs. She helped establish Project Prepare for the USC PA program which provided opportunities for individuals

• Karen Bass | Archives of Women's Political Communication

  Bass was born October 3, 1953, in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from the USC Keck School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program in 1982, from California State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences in 1990, and from the University of Southern California with a master's degree in social work in 2015. She was a physician's assistant and clinical instructor at USC's Keck School of Medicine's Physician Assistant Program. In 1990, Bass co-founded the Community [...] # Karen Bass | | | | --- | --- | | Born: | October 3, 1953 (age 71) | | Career: | Mayor of Los Angeles, Calif, 2022-present U.S. House of Representatives, 2011-2022 California State Assembly, 2004-2010 | | State: | California | | Party: | Democratic | | Education: | USC Keck School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program B.S., California State University M.S.W., University of Southern California | [...] Karen Bass assumed office as mayor of Los Angeles, California, on Dec. 12, 2022, the first woman elected as mayor of that city. Previously, Bass served in the U.S. House of Representatives for California from 2011-2023.

• About Mayor Karen Bass - City of Los Angeles

  Mayor Bass is the 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles and the first woman and second African American to be elected as the city's chief executive. She earned her bachelor's degree in health sciences from CSU Dominguez Hills before graduating from the USC Keck School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program and earning her masters degree in social work from USC. [...] About Mayor Bass Request City Services Get Updates Our Work » Budget Resources Executive Directives Emergency Orders Inside Safe Shine LA Press Room Constituent Services Translate Accessibility Search Image 5: Karen Bass About Mayor Karen Bass ====================== Mayor Karen Bass has led the nation’s second largest city with unprecedented urgency that has delivered results for all Angelenos. [...] After being elected to represent Los Angeles in the State Assembly, Mayor Bass was elected Speaker, making her the first African American woman to ever lead a state legislative body in the history of the United States. There she and other legislative leaders were awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their work making tough decisions to keep the state from bankruptcy while protecting vital services during the largest economic decline since the Great Depression.

• Mayor Karen Bass - City of Los Angeles

  Decorative Three Color Element Mayor Bass headshot Mayor KAREN BASS We are moving our city in a new direction. Together, we are urgently housing people, making our city safer and more livable for all. As your mayor, I will never stop working for you, I will continue working with you to make sure our agenda and our administration truly reflects the full diversity and will of the people of Los Angeles. We are locking arms and we are getting big things done. Learn More

• Award

  Profile in Courage Award

• Image

  

• Gender

  female

• Educated At

  University of Southern California

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  politician

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  10/3/1953

• Place Of Birth

  Los Angeles

Karen Ruth Bass (/ˈbæs/; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician, social worker, and the mayor-elect of Los Angeles; she is 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. On November 28, 2018, Bass was elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 116th Congress, 2019-2021. She also chairs the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Before her election to Congress, Bass represented the 47th district in the California State Assembly (2004–2010). In 2008, she was elected to serve as the 67th speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the first African-American woman in United States history to serve as a speaker of a state legislative body. She won the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2010 for her leadership during the Great Recession.