Karen Ruth Bass
CA · Mayor of Los Angeles
Karen Bass has been mayor of Los Angeles since December 2022 and founded the South LA nonprofit Community Coalition. As California Assembly speaker she was the first Black woman to lead any state legislature, and she represented Los Angeles in Congress from 2011 to 2022.
Where Karen Ruth Bass stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
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Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Issued an emergency executive order telling Los Angeles city departments not to process plans to rebuild the Lineage cold storage warehouse in Boyle Heights. She ordered a city report on the burned site and its proposed future uses first.
July 31, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: laist.com · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
As Speaker of the California Assembly she helped negotiate the 2009 bipartisan deal that closed most of the state's budget deficit. She and three other legislative leaders received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for it.
May 24, 2010Supports Government Efficiency
Source: jfklibrary.org · researched July 3, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Was the lead author of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a police accountability bill. The U.S. House passed it 220-212 on March 3, 2021.
March 3, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: npr.org · researched July 3, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Declared a citywide state of emergency on homelessness on her first day as mayor of Los Angeles. She said the order would let city agencies cut through red tape and speed up shelter and housing approvals.
December 12, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: abc7.com · researched July 11, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Declared a citywide state of emergency on homelessness on her first day as mayor of Los Angeles. She said the order would let city agencies cut through red tape and speed up shelter and housing approvals.
December 12, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: abc7.com · researched July 11, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Was the lead author of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a police accountability bill. The U.S. House passed it 220-212 on March 3, 2021.
March 3, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: npr.org · researched July 3, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Took over as chair of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board for the 2026-27 year, her second turn in the post. In her State of the Agency address she named transit safety, affordability, reliability and readiness for the 2028 Olympics as her priorities.
July 22, 2026
Source: laist.com · researched September 5, 2026
Removed Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley six weeks after the Palisades fire, which killed at least 12 people and destroyed or damaged nearly 8,000 buildings. She said 1,000 firefighters who could have been on duty were sent home, and that Crowley refused to prepare a report on the fire.
February 21, 2025
Source: apnews.com · researched July 11, 2026
Race Karen Ruth Bass is in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Los Angeles city, California · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.