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1. Karen Bass
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 37th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded by Laura Richardson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 33rd district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by Diane Watson
Succeeded by Henry Waxman
Speaker of the California Assembly
In office
May 13, 2008 – March 1, 2010
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Preceded by Fabian Núñez
Succeeded by John Pérez
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 47th district
Karen Bass
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karen Ruth Bass (born October 3, 1953) is an American
Democratic politician. She represents California's 37th
congressional district in the United States House of
Representatives; she was first elected in 2010. In redistricting
following the 2010 census, the district was renumbered from
33rd to 37th. Bass represented the 47th district in the
California State Assembly 2004–2010, and was Speaker of
the California State Assembly 2008–2010 (second woman,
third African American speaker).[7][8]
Contents
1 Early life, education, and medical career
2 California Assembly
2.1 Leadership prior to speaker election
2.2 Speakership
3 U.S. House of Representatives
3.1 Elections
3.1.1 2010
3.1.2 2012
3.2 Committee assignments
4 Political positions
5 Personal life
6 References
7 External links
Early life, education, and medical
career
Bass was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of
Wilhelmina (née Duckett) and DeWitt Talmadge Bass.[9] Her
father was a letter carrier.[5] She was raised in the
Venice/Fairfax neighborhood and went to Hamilton High
School. She studied philosophy at San Diego State University
(1971–1973), then earned a B.S. in health sciences from
California State University, Dominguez Hills (1990).[1]
Bass worked as a physician assistant and as a clinical
instructor at the USC Keck School of Medicine Physician
Assistant Program.[10] Bass founded Community Coalition,
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2. In office
December 6, 2004 – December 6, 2010
Preceded by Herb Wesson
Succeeded by Holly Mitchell
Personal details
Born Karen Ruth Bass
October 3, 1953
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political
party
Democratic
Spouse(s) Jesus Lechuga (1980–1986)
Children 1 daughter
4 stepchildren
Residence Baldwin Hills, California
Education San Diego State University
California State University,
Dominguez Hills (BS)
Religion Christian
Website House website
(http://karenbass.house.gov)
[1][2][3][4][5][6]
an organization in South Los Angeles.[11]
California Assembly
As the Assemblymember for the 47th District, Bass served
the cities and communities of Culver City, West Los Angeles,
Westwood, Cheviot Hills, Leimert Park, Baldwin Hills, View
Park-Windsor Hills, Ladera Heights, the Crenshaw District,
Little Ethiopia and portions of Koreatown and South Los
Angeles.
In addition to her leadership of California African Americans
for Obama and her post on Barack Obama's national African
American Leadership Council, Bass served as a California
Co-chair of Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
Leadership prior to speaker election
Speaker Fabian Núñez appointed Bass California State
Assembly Majority Whip (2005–2006), and Majority Floor
Leader for 2007–2008 legislative session. She was chair of
the Select Committee on Foster Care and vice chair of the
Legislative Black Caucus. She succeeded Núñez as Speaker
on May 13, 2008; he was termed out of the Assembly
November 30, 2008.[7]
As chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, she commissioned a
report to research the basic demographic profile of Black Californians including the basic social and economic
conditions.[12] The State of Black California report included a statewide organizing effort to involve Black
Californians in identifying their concerns and making legislative recommendations.[13]
Speakership
With the defeat of Proposition 93, Speaker Fabian Núñez was termed out of the Assembly at the end of the
2007-2008 session. As the next-highest-ranking Democrat in the Assembly, Bass was well-positioned to take the
post. After consolidating the support of a number of Legislators who had previously also been seeking the
Speakership, Bass was elected Speaker on February 28, 2008 and then sworn in as Speaker on May 13.[14]
Bass was criticized for the following statement to Los Angeles Times reporter Patt Morrison: "The Republicans
were essentially threatened and terrorized against voting for revenue. Now [some] are facing recalls. They
operate under a terrorist threat: 'You vote for revenue and your career is over.' I don't know why we allow that
kind of terrorism to exist. I guess it's about free speech, but it's extremely unfair."[15]
Since leaving office, Bass was named Speaker Emeritus.[16]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
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3. 2010
Bass was ineligible to run for reelection in 2010 due to term limits and on February 18, 2010, confirmed her
candidacy to succeed retiring U.S. Representative Diane Watson in California's 33rd congressional district.[17]
Bass raised $932,281.19 and spent $768,918.65. Her 2010 campaign contributions came from very different and
diverse groups with none donating more than 15% of her total campaign funds. The five major donors to her
campaign are Labor Unions with $101,950.00; Financial Institutions with $90,350.00; Health Professionals with
$87,900.00; the Entertainment Industry with $52,400.00 and Lawyers and Law Firms with $48,650.00.[18]
Bass won the election with over 86% of the vote on November 2, 2010.[19]
2012
In 2012 she had no primary opponent, and carried the general election with 86%.[5] She raised $692,988.53 and
spent $803,966.15, leaving $52,384.92 on hand and a debt of $3,297.59.[18]
Committee assignments
Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations[5]
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights (Ranking Member)[5]
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Political positions
Bass is generally considered a liberal, with ratings of 100% or close from liberal interest group capitol Weekly
Positions. Conservative groups like the California Republican Assembly Positions have consistently awarded
her a 0%.[18]
Bass is a very strong supporter of gun control. The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund Lifetime
Score is an F. The Gun Owners of California Postitons on Gun Rights have also given Bass an F.
Congresswoman Bass recently has voted against the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act that would loosen
general Gun Control laws. In 2010 while campaigning for Congress Bass supported Expanded Firearm
Registration Bill that with other regulations would have made all gun dealers report their sales to the Department
of Justice. Bass also supported the Amendment to the Penal Code regarding Firearms of 2010.[18]
Congresswoman Karen Bass voted once in a way that led to the claim that she favors the continuation of
militarized local police forces, when in 2014 she voted against the Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) amendment that
would have halted the Pentagon's 1033 program.[20]
Bass serves in the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In her website, she supports "working with our NATO allies
and within the United Nations". She also attributes significant importance to diplomacy and “create[ing] jobs
here in the US." Bass does so through supporting trade protectionism. She has voted against the Free Trade
Treaty with South Korea and the Trade Promotion Agreements with Colombia and Panama.[18][21] Bass voted to
authorize the United States military to participate in the 2011 military intervention in Libya. The measure (H J
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4. RES 68) failed 123-295.[22][23]In 2011, Bass became a co-sponsor of Bill H.R.3261 otherwise known as the
Stop Online Piracy Act.[24]
Bass, a social liberal, with Ratings around 100% by pro-gay marriage associations, can also be considered so in
her fiscal positions. She has a rating of 10% from the very conservative California Tax Payers Association.
However, the more liberal Consumer Federation of California gives her very high rankings. Besides the
following positions on Taxing and Spending, She supports stimulus to create jobs.
Bass has been against general Budget-Wide Cuts like Resolution 38, which would reduce spending to 2008
levels. She has also opposed budgets with deep cuts like the 2011 Budget. However, she has supported the H
Amendment 16 for Reducing Navy and Air Force Appropriations. She has supported mainly military cuts.
Bass has supported keeping taxes low for the middle class and "tax credits for small businesses to hire new
employees". She states that the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest should expire because "the wealthy ... don't need
these breaks."[18][25]
Personal life
From 1980 to 1986, Bass was married to Jesus Lechuga. Following their divorce, Bass and Lechuga jointly
raised their daughter and four step-children together.[26]
Bass suffered the loss of her only child, daughter Emilia Wright, and her son-in-law Michael Wright, in a car
accident in 2006.[27]
References
Young, Kerry (November 6, 2010). "112th Congress:
Karen Bass, D-Calif. (33rd District)". Congressional
Quarterly.
1.
"California Assembly District 47". California
Assembly. July 7, 2008. Archived from the original on
2009-06-02. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
2.
"Full Biography | Congresswoman Karen Bass". U.S.
House of Representatives. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
3.
"Karen Bass - Archives of Women's Political
Communication". Archives of Women's Political
Communication. Iowa State University. Retrieved
2013-10-01. "Bass was born October 3, 1953, and
raised in Los Angeles. She attended San Diego State
University from 1971–1973 and graduated from
California State University, Dominguez Hills in 1990
with a Bachelor of Science in health sciences."
4.
Barone, Michael; Chuck McCutcheon (2013). The
Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press. pp. 243–245.
ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National
Journal.
5.
"Aztec Action Network". San Diego State University.
Retrieved 2013-10-02. "Residence: Los Angeles"
6.
Vogel, Nancy (2008-02-28). "L.A. woman to follow
Nunez". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035.
Retrieved 2015-12-21.
7.
"African American Speakers of the California". Los
Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
8.
"Karen Bass ancestry". RootsWeb. Retrieved
2013-10-01.
9.
"About Karen". KarenBass.com. Retrieved
December 4, 2010.
10.
"About Us". Community Coalition. Retrieved
2014-02-15.
11.
Bass, Karen. "The State of Black California" (PDF).
February 2007. California Democratic Caucus.
Retrieved 11 September 2012.
12.
Samad, Anthony Asadullah. "Between the lines". 8
February 2007. The Black Commentator. Retrieved
11 September 2012.
13.
Yi, Matthew (29 February 2008). "L.A. lawmaker first
African American woman to lead state Assembly".
San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
14.
Morrison, Patt (27 June 2009). "Madam Speaker: An
interview with state Assembly Speaker Karen Bass.".
The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on
2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
15.
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5. "Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass". California State
Assembly Democratic Caucus. November 17, 2010.
Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. Retrieved
2010-10-01.
16.
Merl, Jean (February 18, 2010). "Karen Bass confirms
candidacy for seat in Congress". Los Angeles Times.
Retrieved March 3, 2010.
17.
"Representative Karen Bass' Campaign Finances -
Project Vote Smart". Retrieved 2013-10-02.
18.
Van Oot, Torey (November 3, 2010). "Bass, Denham
win seats in Congress". The Sacramento Bee.
Retrieved 2010-11-03.
19.
Alice Salles (February 24, 2015). "Black Caucus
member can't recall her vote on police militarization".
Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity.
20.
"Foreign Policy". Karen Bass. Retrieved 2014-02-15.21.
"Authorizing the limited use of the United States
Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in
Libya". Clerk of the United States House of
Representatives. June 24, 2011. Retrieved
2013-10-02.
22.
"U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes 112th
Congress - 1st Session (2011)". Retrieved
2013-10-01.
23.
"Stop Online Piracy Act (2011; 112th Congress H.R.
3261)". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
24.
"Jobs & the Economy". Karen Bass. Retrieved
2014-02-15.
25.
"Karen Bass Makes United States History as the first
African American Woman to be named to Speaker of
(sic)". The Black Voice News. Riverside, California:
Brown Publishing Company. March 6, 2008.
Retrieved 2013-10-02.
26.
Silverstein, Stuart (October 31, 2006). "Couple die in
crash on 405". Los Angeles Times.
27.
Hoffmann, Jessica (Summer 2004). "Is this
democracy?" (PDF). Loudmouth (6). Women's
Resource Center CSU Los Angeles. pp. 15–17.
Retrieved 2013-10-01.
External links
Congresswoman Karen Bass (http://karenbass.house.gov/) official U.S. House site
Karen Bass for Congress (http://karenbass.com/)
Karen Bass (http://dmoztools.net/Regional/North_America/United_States/California/Government/Federal
/US_House_of_Representatives/Karen_Bass_%5BD-37%5D) at DMOZ
Biography (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001270) at the Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress
Profile (https://www.votesmart.org/candidate/28963) at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (federal office) (http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer
/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do?&tabIndex=1&candidateCommitteeId=H0CA33117) at the Federal
Election Commission
Legislation sponsored (https://www.congress.gov/member/karen-bass/1996) at The Library of Congress
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6. California Assembly
Preceded by
Herb Wesson
Member of the California Assembly
from the 47th district
2004–2010
Succeeded by
Holly Mitchell
Preceded by
Lloyd Levine
Majority Whip of the California Assembly
2004–2006
Succeeded by
Fiona Ma
Preceded by
Dario Frommer
Majority Leader of the California
Assembly
2006
Succeeded by
Alberto Torrico
Political offices
Preceded by
Fabian Núñez
Speaker of the California Assembly
2008–2010
Succeeded by
John Pérez
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Diane Watson
Member of the U.S. House of
Representatives
from California's 33rd congressional
district
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Henry Waxman
Preceded by
Laura Richardson
Member of the U.S. House of
Representatives
from California's 37th congressional
district
2013–present
Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Lou Barletta
R-Pennsylvania
United States Representatives by seniority
200th
Succeeded by
Diane Black
R-Tennessee
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