Karen Bass

A Representative from California. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. , October 3, 1953. Graduated from Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, Calif. B. S. , California State University, Dominguez Hills, Calif. , 1990. P. A. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1982. M. S. W. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 2015. Physician's assistant. Faculty, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Member of the California state assembly, 2005-2010, speaker, 2008-2010. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the five succeeding Congresses until her resignation on December 9, 2022 (January 3, 2011-December 9, 2022). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022. Mayor of Los Angeles, Calif. , 2022-present.