U.S. Rep. Karen Bass has been elected mayor of Los Angeles, NBC News projected, making her the city's first female to hold the role.
in September of last year, saying tackling the city's homeless crisis would be a top priority.
"I’ve spent my entire life bringing groups of people together in coalitions to solve complex problems and produce concrete change, especially in times of crisis,” Bass said at the time. “With my whole heart, I’m ready.” Bass is a former community organizer who became the first Black female speaker of the state Assembly in 2008. She is the first Black woman and second Black person to be elected mayor of Los Angeles, the country's second most populous city. The first Black mayor,
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