Karen Ruth Bass (/ ˈbæs /; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician and former physician assistant who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022.

The mayor of Los Angeles is the head of the executive branch of the government of Los Angeles and the chief executive of Los Angeles. The office is officially nonpartisan, a change made in the 1909 charter; previously, both the elections and the office were partisan. [1]

The mayor of Los Angeles is the chief executive of the Government of Los Angeles as set in the city charter. The current officeholder, the 43rd in the sequence of regular mayors, is Karen Bass, a member of the Democratic Party, though the office has been nonpartisan since 1909. [1]

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Karen Bass is the 43rd and current Mayor of Los Angeles. More information is available at https://mayor.lacity.gov. Explore the official Mayor's page on LA City's website for insights on the leadership and commitment driving positive change in the City of Los Angeles.

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.

Dec 12, 2022 · Karen Bass was sworn-in as mayor of Los Angeles, California on Sunday, making her the first woman to lead the second-largest city in the US. Vice-President Kamala Harris administered the oath...

Nov 17, 2022 · LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass has become the first woman elected mayor of Los Angeles, defeating billionaire developer Rick Caruso who waged the most expensive campaign in the city’s history.

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Dec 13, 2022 · Karen Bass was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris as Los Angeles' 43rd mayor in a historic inauguration ceremony on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Karen 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.