What is Karen Bass?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Karen Bass |image = Mayor Karen Bass official portrait (crop 2).jpg |caption = Official portrait, 2022 |office = 43rd [[Mayor of Los Angeles]] |term_start = December 11, 2022 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Eric Garcetti]] |successor = |office1 = Chair of the [[Congressional Black Caucus]] |term_start1 = January 3, 2019 |term_end1 = January 3, 2021 |predecessor1 = [[Cedric Richmond]] |successor1 = [[Joyce Beatty]] |office2 = Member of the<br>[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[California]] |term_start2 = January 3, 2011 |term_end2 = December 12, 2022 |predecessor2 = [[Diane Watson]] |successor2 = [[Sydney Kamlager]] |constituency2 = {{ushr|CA|33|33rd district}} {{nowrap|(2011–2013)}}<br>{{ushr|CA|37|37th district}} {{nowrap|(2013–2022)}} |office3 = 67th [[List of speakers of the California State Assembly|Speaker of the California Assembly]] |term_start3 = May 13, 2008 |term_end3 = March 1, 2010 |predecessor3 = [[Fabian Núñez]] |successor3 = [[John Pérez]] |state_assembly4 = California |district4 = [[California's 47th State Assembly district|47th]] |term_start4 = December 6, 2004 |term_end4 = November 30, 2010 |predecessor4 = [[Herb Wesson]] |successor4 = [[Holly Mitchell]] |birth_name = Karen Ruth Bass |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|10|3}} |birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = {{marriage|Jesus Lechuga|1980|1986|end=div}} |children = 5, including 4 stepchildren |education = {{ubl|[[San Diego State University]]|[[California State University, Dominguez