John Pérez
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John A. Pérez is an American union organizer and politician. He has been a Regent of the University of California since November 17, 2014, previously serving as the 68th Speaker of the California Stat
Pérez in 2011
Karen Bass
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Karen Ruth Bass is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from
John Pérez
…than two years. (De León, unlike Pérez, could not serve beyond 2012.) The leadership battle came to a head on December 3, 2009, when Assembly Speaker Karen Bass announced that Pérez had enough support to succeed her. On December 10, the Assembly Democratic caucus met to select the next speaker. During the…
Official portrait, 2023
Bass, behind Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez (left), with John Laird while speaking to Virginia Governor Mark Warner in 2007.
Karen Bass with Diane Watson on the day Bass announced she would run for Congress in 2010
Bass speaking in support of DREAMers in December 2017