Karen Bass, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Karen Bass

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1953

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: physician, politician, physician assistant, faculty

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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Karen Ruth Bass (/'bas\; born October 3, 1953) is a member of the Democratic Party and has represented California’s 37th Congressional District, which encompasses Culver City and parts of Los Angeles, in the United States House of Representatives since 2010.
On November 28, 2018, Bass was elected to chair of the Congressional Black Caucus for the 116th Congress.
She serves also as Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and the House Committee on the Judiciary where she serves as Acting Chair of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.
Prior to being elected to Congress, Bass represented the 47th district in the California State Assembly 2004–2010.
In 2008, she was elected to serve as the 67th Speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the first African-American woman in United States history to serve as a Speaker of a state legislative body.
For her leadership during the worst recession California had faced since the Great Depression, she, along with the three legislative leaders that she worked alongside, were awarded the John F.
Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2010.