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Karen Ruth Bass

Mayor · Nov 3, 2026

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Certified for the 2026 General Municipal Election ballot.

Ballot order 2 in the certified Mayor field. This is stronger than a filing record: the cited City Clerk list explicitly certifies the general field.

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CITY CLERK CERTIFIED
Candidate
Karen Ruth Bass
Office
Mayor
Election
Nov 3, 2026 general municipal election
Ballot order
2
Occupational designation
Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Party
Not stated in the certified source
Candidate photo
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What this campaign publishes

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CAMPAIGN'S OWN HOMEPAGE SUMMARY

Mayor Karen Bass changed the direction of Los Angeles on every front and is producing results. She has fought for Los Angeles her entire career and she's not done.

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Current campaign siteKaren Bass | Mayor of Los Angelescandidate-provided via City Clerk publication
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Current occupation

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Mayor, City of Los Angeles
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Prior employment

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She was a community organizer on the streets of South Los Angeles, a nurse in the NICU
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Education

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Military service

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Previous public offices

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Before taking office, she represented Los Angeles in Congress and served as Speaker of the California State Assembly
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Boards, commissions & civic organizations

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Prior campaigns

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Election history

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Karen Bass is the first woman ever elected to lead the city.
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Sourced campaign statements

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Homelessnesscampaign-reported record claim
Street Homelessness Is Down 17.5 percent.
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Tenant rightscampaign-reported record claim
Renter Protections.
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Jobs & local economycampaign-reported record claim
More Jobs.
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Public safetycampaign-reported record claim
More Officers, Community Policing & Lower Crime.
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Infrastructure & city servicescampaign-reported record claim
LA’s First-Ever Infrastructure Plan.
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Immigrationcampaign-reported record claim
Standing Up to Trump.
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HomelessnessStreet Homelessness Is Down 17.5 percent.Archived source located
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HousingMore Housing.Archived source located
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Tenant rightsRenter Protections.Archived source located
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Jobs & local economyMore Jobs.Archived source located
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Public safetyMore Officers, Community Policing & Lower Crime.Archived source located
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Infrastructure & city servicesLA’s First-Ever Infrastructure Plan.Archived source located
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ImmigrationStanding Up to Trump.Archived source located
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Debates and official candidate media

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2 MEDIA RECORDS

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PRIMARY · May 6, 2026NBC4 and Telemundo 52 Los Angeles mayoral primary debatepublic broadcaster-published full recording · 9 topics →GENERAL · Aug 19, 2026Sherman Oaks Los Angeles mayoral general-election debateNo publicly accessible full recording located in this release · 4 topics →

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Homelessness · 2022Declare a city state of emergency on homelessness on the first day in office.Action completed · as of Dec 12, 2022 →Public safety · 2022Create an Office of Community Safety separate from the Police Department.Action completed · as of Mar 22, 2023 →Homelessness · 2022Bring more than 17,000 people experiencing homelessness indoors during the first year.Official reporting says threshold exceeded · as of Dec 6, 2023 →Public safety · 2022Return the Los Angeles Police Department to its authorized strength of 9,700 officers.Target not reached as of source date · as of Sep 2, 2026 →

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Campaign-reported directory

Published endorsements

216 INDEXED

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Democratic Party Organizations & Clubs26 records
  1. Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP)
  2. Los Angeles County Young Democrats (LACYD)
  3. Avance Democratic Club
  4. Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DPSFV)
  5. Black Women's Democratic Club
  6. California Donor Table
  7. California Now PAC
  8. Culver City Democratic Club
  9. Culver City Democrats United
  10. Democratic Mayors Association
  11. Democrats Allied for Kids, Education, and Safety Los Angeles (DAKES-LA)
  12. Elect Democratic Women
  13. Heart of LA Democratic Club
  14. Martin Luther King Jr. Democratic Club
  15. New Frontier Democratic CluB
  16. North Valley Democratic Club
  17. Northeast Democratic Club (NELA)
  18. Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats (PALAD)
  19. San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
  20. South Central Los Angeles Democratic Club
  21. Southern California Armenian Democrats (SCAD)
  22. Stonewall Democratic Club
  23. Stonewall Young Democrats
  24. Valley Grassroots For Democracy
  25. West LA Democratic Club
  26. Westside Young Democrats
Advocacy Organizations16 records
  1. California Black Women’s Collective PAC
  2. California Women's List
  3. Californians for Human Immigrant Rights Leadership Action Fund (CHIRLA)
  4. Citizens for Accountable Leadership (CAL)
  5. Coalition for a Better Los Angeles
  6. Community Coalition Action Fund
  7. EMILYs List
  8. Higher Heights PAC
  9. HONOR PAC
  10. Los Angeles African American Women Political Action Committee
  11. National Organization for Women Hollywood Chapter
  12. National Women's Political Caucus, California (NWPC CA)
  13. Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fund (PPAP)
  14. Women's March Action
  15. Women's Political Committee
  16. Delta 4 Women in Action (D4)
Grassroots, Community Leaders & News Publications77 records
  1. The Korea Times – News Publication
  2. La Opinión – News Publication
  3. Dolores Huerta – Labor & Civil Rights Leader
  4. Proserfina Abarquez-Delacruz, J.D. – Retired Public Health Professional
  5. Vanessa Aramayo – Alliance for a Better Community*
  6. Bobby Arias – Mission College Foundation Board Member*
  7. Mary Grace Barrios – SEIU 2015 Executive Board Member & API Caucus President*
  8. Charisse Bremond Weaver – South LA Leader
  9. Rev. Francine A. Brookins, J.D., M.Div. – Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
  10. Susan Burton – Founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project & Co-Founder of All of Us or None*
  11. Nahtahna Cabanes – Valley Leader
  12. Kurt Cabrera-Miller – Valley Leader & President of Sylmar Neighborhood Council*
  13. Jasmyne Cannick – LACDP Delegate & Community Leader*
  14. Zelenne Cárdenas – Community Leader
  15. Chrissie Castro – California Native Vote Project*
  16. Tessa Charnofsky – Community Activist
  17. Nicole Chase – President & CEO of Boys and Girls Club of the San Fernando Valley*
  18. Leslie Cooper Johnson – South LA Activist
  19. Pastor Marvis L. Davis Sr. – New Bethel/Greater St Rest
  20. Rev. Dr. Sonja Dawson – New Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
  21. Mike de la Rocha – Author, Activist & Entrepreneur
  22. Fran Diamond – Environmental Advocate
  23. Nancy Dolan – Hancock Park Community Leader
  24. Jocelyn Duarte – Salvadoran American Leadership and Education Fund (SALEF)*
  25. Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker – Community Faith-Based Leader
  26. Sandra Figueroa-Villa – El Centro Del Pueblo*
  27. Jodie Francisco – Encino Community Leader
  28. Pastor C. Barry Greene – St. Matthew Tabernacle Of Praise Church
  29. Emiliana Guereca – Women's March Action*
  30. Todd Hawkins – Human Rights Campaign*
  31. Tony Hoang – Equality California*
  32. Pastor Fred Howard – Southside Bethel Baptist Church
  33. Lara Ingraham – Actor & SAG-AFTRA Member*
  34. Pastor Dwaine Jackson – Bryant Temple AME Church
  35. Ann Job – Sylmar Neighborhood Council Board Member*
  36. Pastor Charles Johnson – Cochran Ave Baptist Church
  37. Rev. Norman Johnson – First New Christian Fellowship Baptist Church
  38. Rev. James Jones Jr. – South Bureau Ministerial Alliance
  39. John Kim – Catalyst California*
  40. Coby King – Valley Business Leader
  41. Suzanne Lewis – Valley Village Community Advocate
  42. Venessa Martinez – Sunland-Tujunga Community Leader
  43. Chancee Martorell – Thai CDC*
  44. Pastor James McKnight – Congregational Church
  45. Gloria Medina – Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE)*
  46. Rod Miles – Bethany Baptist Church of West Los Angeles
  47. Pastor Mary Minor
  48. Pastor René Molina – Restoration-Los Angeles
  49. Torie Osborn – Making Waves for Democracy*
  50. Liliana Perez – Bienestar Human Services, Equality CA & Latino Equality Alliance*
  51. Alberto Retana – Community Coalition*
  52. Shelley Rivlin – Former LAUSD Principal*
  53. Renay Grace Rodriguez – Chatsworth Business Owner
  54. Mary Rosas – Former Vice Chair of BizFed & Former Board Member of Hispanics Organized for Political Equity (HOPE)*
  55. Ethel G. Rubio – Sustainable Construction Project Management Professional
  56. Angélica Salas – CHIRLA Action Fund*
  57. Luis Sánchez – Power California*
  58. Jeff Skobin – Valley Business Leader
  59. Pastor William D. Smart Jr. – Southern Christian Leadership Conference – Southern California
  60. Juan Solorio – President of the San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
  61. Aquilina Soriano Versoza – Pilipino Worker Center*
  62. Jerilyn Stapleton – Feminist Advocate
  63. Pastor Robert Taylor – Beulah Baptist Church
  64. Pastor Xavier Thompson – Southern Missionary Baptist Church
  65. Benny Torres – Community Development Technologies Center (CDTech)*
  66. Pastor KW Tulloss – Historical Weller St. Baptist Church
  67. Rev. Dr. Timothy Tyler – First African Methodist Episcopal Church)
  68. Bishop Kenney Ulmer – Macedonia International Bible Fellowship
  69. Jane Usher – Greater Wilshire Community Champion
  70. Mayra Valadez – Mid Valley Family YMCA Board Member & New Directions for Youth Board Member*
  71. Carlos Vaquerano – Activist & Non-Profit Leader
  72. Stuart Waldman – President of Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA)*
  73. Pastor Darryl Walker – New Philadelphia AME Church
  74. John Walker – Studio City Community Leader
  75. Bishop Sylvester Washington – Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
  76. Katherine Yeom – Korean American Family Services*
  77. Gay Yuen – Friends of the Chinese American Museum*
Labor32 records
  1. AFT 1521 (Faculty Guild)
  2. American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 47
  3. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees District Council 36 (AFSCME 36)
  4. California International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Council
  5. California Nurses Association (CNA)
  6. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local No.33
  7. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Southern California District Council
  8. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 13
  9. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63
  10. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 94
  11. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 36
  12. LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council
  13. Laborers Local 300 - LiUNA!
  14. Los Angeles Federation of Labor AFL-CIO
  15. Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL)
  16. Los Angeles Professional Managers Association
  17. National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 24
  18. National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
  19. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99
  20. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721
  21. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000
  22. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015
  23. Service Employees International Union, United Service Workers West (SEIU-USWW)
  24. SMART Local 105
  25. Teamsters 399 (Hollywood Teamsters)
  26. Teamsters 630
  27. Teamsters 986
  28. Teamsters Joint Council 42
  29. UA Local 250
  30. UFCW 324
  31. UFCW 770
  32. UFCW 1428
Business Groups5 records
  1. BizFed PAC
  2. Central City Association PAC
  3. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce PAC
  4. L.A. Jobs PAC – Sponsored by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
  5. Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) PAC
Elected Officials60 records
  1. Vice President Kamala Harris
  2. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
  3. California Governor Gavin Newsom
  4. U.S. Senator Adam Schiff
  5. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla
  6. U.S. Representative Nanette Barragan
  7. U.S. Representative Tony Cardenas (Ret.)
  8. U.S. Representative Judy Chu
  9. U.S. Representative Robert Garcia
  10. U.S. Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove
  11. U.S. Representative Ted Lieu
  12. U.S. Representative Luz Rivas
  13. U.S. Representative Brad Sherman
  14. U.S. Representative Maxine Waters
  15. California Attorney General Rob Bonta
  16. California State Senator Maria Elena Durazo
  17. California State Senator Lena Gonzalez
  18. California State Senator Caroline Menjivar
  19. California State Senator Laura Richardson
  20. California State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
  21. California State Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez
  22. California State Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur
  23. California State Assemblymember Isaac Bryan
  24. California State Assemblymember Lisa Calderon
  25. California State Assemblymember Sade Elhawary
  26. California State Assemblymember Mike Fong
  27. California State Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel
  28. California State Assemblymember Mike Gipson
  29. California State Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez
  30. California State Assemblymember John Harabedian
  31. California State Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
  32. California State Assemblymember Tina McKinnon
  33. California State Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
  34. California State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
  35. California State Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez
  36. California State Assemblymember Blanca Rubio
  37. California State Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo
  38. California State Assemblymember Nick Schultz
  39. California State Assemblymember Jose Solache
  40. Carson Mayor Jim Dear
  41. Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Trustee Steven Veres
  42. Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang
  43. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna
  44. Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis
  45. Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell
  46. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn
  47. Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger
  48. Compton Mayor Emma Sharif
  49. Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto
  50. Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson
  51. Los Angeles City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield
  52. Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez
  53. Los Angeles City Councilmember Heather Hutt
  54. Los Angeles City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado
  55. Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee
  56. Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker
  57. Los Angeles City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian
  58. Los Angeles City Councilmember Imelda Padilla
  59. Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price
  60. Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez
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Exact-name public-office match

Karen Ruth Bass also holds a current city office.

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